Initially, he had argued against it, but a year later, he changed his mind. He gave up his old way of living and encouraged the parish to increase the amount it gives away. Cleansing the heart doesn't always happen quickly. Two weeks ago, I talked about temptations. Again, I'd like to talk about temptations but this time, I want to talk about secular temptations and religious temptations.
Secular temptations are the more obvious ones.
They are the temptation of thinking that material wealth will make us happy. We think that the big house, the fancy car, the vacations in Arizona every winter or the large bank account will bring us happiness, security and freedom from anxiety. I knew a young couple, who was in the yuppie rat race in southern Ontario. They had purchased the big house in the suburbs. They were doing the commuting thing.