Desire, detachment and poverty of heart
The tenth commandment addresses envy and disordered desire for another person’s goods. Gratitude, generosity, and poverty of heart loosen the grip of comparison and accumulation. Detachment does not mean indifference to real material needs or an excuse to romanticize destitution. Christians are called to seek God while working for a world in which other people’s basic needs are met.
Follow the sources
An original library introduction, with sources for further study. This is a starting point rather than a complete treatment or a finished formation lesson.