Tag: budgeting
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The Practice of Tithing vs Financial Insecurity
Lent has begun! What a glorious time to take stock of our spiritual health and reassess our relationship with God and neighbor. Lent is a penitential season in the Catholic Church and other denominations. A quick lesson, penance is not meant to be a punishment though it usually follows after some sort of crime or…
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Do you get Bonus Points in Heaven for the Final Amount in your Bank Account?
What is the economically efficient way to hold on to wealth? This is not a moral “got you” about right and wrong. It is an honest question of how much money should we have when we die? Prudential judgement is the correct answer. There shouldn’t be a hard and steadfast rule. If we, Average Catholics,…
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Money is the Root of All Evil … that’s Inconvenient.
Unfortunately, there is a bible passage that cannot be ignored. That is “Money is the root of all evil.” It is a common phrase when talking about money and spirituality. The result is an understanding that material possessions are more often than not a barrier to holiness. If the only virtuous and holy thing to…
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