“Our material wealth is not evil, in itself. It is filled with good things for our enjoyment but because of our weak, fallen, human nature, we tend to attach ourselves too closely to things, to link our hopes too tightly to them. Wealth can easily give us the illusion of being self-sufficient and being totally in control of our happiness and our destiny.
But we are, in fact, dependent on God for everything; we are weak, we are fragile, we are unable to achieve total lasting fulfillment by ourselves. Perhaps it is easier to keep this in mind in times of financial crises, when it is hard to make ends meet.”
Seán Brady, Cardinal and Archbishop of Armagh, in homily in the Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora at Mass in Galway Cathedral, Ireland, on 11 October 2009.