"If you want to convince others of the truth, you must first convince yourself." - -St. Catherine of Alexandria

Confronting Temptation

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In our combating of temptation there are six main things to be done: forestall temptation by watchfulness and prayer; resist it manfully; avoid the presumption that you can dally with evil and conquer it at will; avoid the occasions of sin persons, places and things; acquire a healthy distrust of self and confidence in God's help; and resist temptation promptly and perseveringly. 

Father Charles Hugo Doyle

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