Holiness is the Goal … Stewardship is How We Get There

Catholic Spirit – Diocese of Austin – April 2011 – By Enedelia J. Obregón (Senior Correspondent) Stewardship isn’t about money. Holiness is the goal; stewardship is how we get there. That was the message at a day-long workshop called “Stewardship as Spirituality: Helping Busy People Grow Closer to the Lord,” which was sponsored by the [...]

Stewardship; Giving Our Best

Truth In Love – Bishop Paul D. Etienne – February 14, 2011 For the past week, our First Reading of Weekday Mass has come from the Book of Genesis. The creation account helps set the stage for a full and proper understanding of stewardship. Our starting point is always: God IS. God is Creator of [...]

Mary: The First Christian Steward

More Than Silver Or Gold – Fr. Daniel J. Mahan – December 8, 2010 A good steward need look no farther for a role model than the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first Christian steward. The long history of devotion to the Blessed Mother bears witness to the beautiful way in which she served as God’s [...]

Pope Benedict Asks Society to Give its ‘Best’ for those in Need

Catholic News Agency – November 7, 2010 Barcelona, Spain, Nov 7, 2010 / (CNA/EWTN News) – The Pope rallied support for those in need of social assistance as he visited Nen Deu, an institution for poor, sick or needy children in Barcelona, Spain. Nen Deu is Catalan for “Child of God.” After being treated to [...]

Cardinal Cordes at Centenary of Catholic Charities USA

Vatican Information Service – September 22, 2010 VATICAN CITY, 22 SEP 2010 (VIS) – The Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” today issued a communique concerning the forthcoming visit to the USA of Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes, president of the council. At the invitation of Catholic Charities USA, he is due to deliver the keynote address at [...]

Pope: Love One Another, Especially the Needy

Zenit – August 27, 2010 Argentina Celebrates Missionary Month BUENOS AIRES, AUG. 27, 2010 (Zenit.org) – Benedict XVI is underlining the need to love one another, especially the neediest persons, as God loves us. The Pope affirmed this in a message sent through his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, to Catholics in Argentina on [...]

Archbishop Carlson: Tenth Commandment Forbids Greed

Archdiocese of St. Louis – August 14, 2010 Last week I observed that the final two commandments of the Decalogue are concerned with sins of desire, or concupiscence. I also pointed out that, in our Church’s catechetical tradition, the Ninth Commandment forbids inappropriate desires of the flesh while the Tenth Commandment forbids inappropriate desire for [...]

Archbishop Wuerl Urges Knights of Columbus: ‘Be Not Afraid’ to Promote New Evangelization

Catholic News Agency – August 3, 2010 Washington D.C., Aug 3, 2010 / (CNA/EWTN News) – Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington D.C., encouraged the Knights of Columbus to promote the New Evangelization “in the midst of this much secularized world” as he delivered the homily today for the opening Mass of the [...]

Rethinking Stewardship: What Do I Own, and What Owns Me?

Tertium Quid – Vol. 1, Issue 5 – By Dan Conway – July 2010 (printable version) Introduction I began thinking about stewardship in the early 1990s when the Roman Catholic Church in the United States first began to take stewardship seriously. I had the great privilege of learning about stewardship from Seattle Archbishop Thomas J. [...]

Cor Unum’s 3rd Spiritual Exercises: Now Europe

Zenit – July 21, 2010 Charity Organization Leaders to Pray About “Deus Caritas Est” VATICAN CITY, JULY 21, 2010 (Zenit.org) – Bishops and directors of the Church’s charity organizations, particularly the various Caritas offices, have an invitation to spend time alone with God in Czestochowa this winter. The Pontifical Council Cor Unum is hosting its [...]

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