Considering how much of the moral life involves overcoming temptation, it’s surprising how little attention the subject receives. (Let’s be honest: when was the last time you found yourself in a ...

A few years back, I heard someone say that in order to overcome temptation, we should shift our focus from the point of temptation to a greater desire. I was reminded of this when my wife and I took ...

It isn’t easy being green, and it certainly isn’t easy being good. Many of us navigate life with the best of intentions, hoping that we’ll prove to be brave, honest, kind, and fair. But temptation is ...

The preacher says that nothing makes you feel better about yourself than overcoming temptation, but that can’t happen until you’ve met it. Come with me, friend, and we’ll put his theory to the test.

When was the last time you were tempted, even briefly, to do something a little immoral? To lie, betray a friend’s confidence, cut in line, or take a little more than your share? I’m willing to bet it ...

Christ’s 40 days in the desert teaches Christians that temptations can be overcome in life if we stay close to Jesus, Pope Benedict XVI said Feb. 26. “Man is never wholly free from the temptation ...

Dear Editor: In a recent letter to the editor, Michael Armstrong ironically called people ignorant when it comes to "alternative lifestyles" as he calls it. Mr. Armstrong's argument was that ...