As Christians, We Have An Additional Reason

When We Give Help To The Poor, We Are Not Doing The Work Of Aid Agencies 'in A Christian Way'. Those Are Good, It Is A Decent Thing To Do - Aid Work Is Good And Quite Human - But It Is Not Christian Poverty, Which St. Paul Desires Of Us And Preaches To Us. Christian Poverty Is That I Give Of My Own, And Not Of That Which Is Left Over - I Give Even That, Which I Need For Myself, To The Poor Person, Because I Know That He Enriches Me. Why Does The Poor Person Enrich Me? Because Jesus Himself Told Us That He Is In The Poor Person.

No Act Of Virtue Can Be Great If It Is Not Followed By Advantage For Others. So, No Matter How Much Time You Spend Fasting, No Matter How Much You Sleep On A Hard Floor And Eat Ashes And Sigh Continually, If You Do No Good To Others, You Do Nothing Great.

The Most Important Thing Is The First Proclamation: Jesus Christ Has Saved You.

Politics Is Noble; It Is One Of The Highest Forms Of Charity, As Paul Vi Used To Say. We Sully It When We Mix It With Business. The Relationship Between The Church And Political Power Can Also Be Corrupted If Common Good Is Not The Only Converging Point.

To Be Saints Is Not A Privilege For A Few, But A Vocation For Everyone.