Why Your Alms Are Worth More Than Gold
‘One’s almsgiving is like a signet ring with the Lord,’ says Sirach 17:22, ‘and he will keep a person’s kindness like the apple of his eye.’
Results from Tag: 'almsgiving'
Give Alms of Kindness All Year Round
The rich man who ignored Lazarus’ cries for help during his life found that the tables turned after he died and he begged Lazarus for a drop of water.
Give Alms to Please God
‘When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right is doing, so that your almsgiving may be secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.’ (Matthew 6:3-4)
Ukrainian Rhapsody — Almsgiving in the Time of Lent
Now more than ever it seems right to respond to the war in Ukraine with prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
What Are the Works of Lent?
These are his holy works, and we are blessed to participate as much as we are able.
Pope Francis Wants Us to Do This When We Give to the Poor
Pope Francis discussed almsgiving and closeness to humanity in a March 26 meeting with members of the religious institute Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden.
Almsgiving During Lent: Growing in Generosity
Pay attention to a particular cause or act of charity that can aid your virtue this season and always.
The World Cries Out for Our Prayers, Fasting and Almsgiving This Lent
COMMENTARY: Conversion means resisting the temptation to ‘sing more loudly’ when confronted head-on with the troubling reality of evil in the world.
Why Is Ash Wednesday So Popular? (And Other Questions at the Start of Lent)
ROUNDTABLE: A campus minister, a Latino catechist and a South Dakota parish priest talk about Lent in their communities.
How to Make Blessing Bags for the Homeless
“The poor remain entrusted to us and it is this responsibility upon which we shall be judged at the end of time” —Compendium of Social Doctrine (183)
