tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post6912568091043676062..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Holy PovertyBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-34871566030333116822010-06-24T15:53:21.637-04:002010-06-24T15:53:21.637-04:00I find this enlightening! Any chance I could have ...I find this enlightening! Any chance I could have a copy of it? evangelical poverty gives me the biggest questions of my life.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08225409665978366542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-22780501075581553452010-04-04T01:02:45.856-04:002010-04-04T01:02:45.856-04:00If you trade all your books for an iPad, then you ...If you trade all your books for an iPad, then you can easily fit all you own into a single carload and thus qualify as 'poorer'. Peace and all good.Tausignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522475697145247296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-61627044756142918762010-03-29T18:52:12.081-04:002010-03-29T18:52:12.081-04:00When I was researching Taming the Wolf I came acro...When I was researching Taming the Wolf I came across wonderful passages regarding poverty and humility in the works of Ilia Delio. (Franciscan Prayer and The Humility of God.)<br /><br />She made the point, which I quote in the book, that Francis' love of poverty did not have to do with poverty for its own sake but rather was an attempt to remove factors that inhibited relationship with others. <br /><br />His poverty and humility were all about strengthening relationship, the loving relationship Christ wants us to enjoy.<br /><br />Your post echoes those words, particularly in your understanding of the resentment that builds as we find ourselves working for others.<br /><br />I am a long, long, long way from living the life of Francis as you do but I find the lessons very pertinent.Author Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251087160722264433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-44484270123630762302010-03-29T13:51:34.287-04:002010-03-29T13:51:34.287-04:00I would add to your Director's advice: I have ...I would add to your Director's advice: I have found that the man who has a bunch of stuff is also perpetually anxious.<br /><br />You also write, "I have the temptation to tell myself that with such and such education and background I shouldn't have to doing whatever it is. There are other times, because I'm not in charge, that I have to do things in some other way than I would want them done."<br /><br />Welcome to the club.Buck Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580335260896569119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-68111890044229213892010-03-29T13:25:18.170-04:002010-03-29T13:25:18.170-04:00"I have the temptation to tell myself that wi..."I have the temptation to tell myself that with such and such education and background I shouldn't have to doing whatever it is."<br /><br />This is my greatest temptation, I fight with it nearly every day!<br /><br />Although to get my job requires a BA, I must say that it doesn't really require anything more than a 10th grade education to perform my assigned tasks.<br /><br />4.5 years of college and 3 years of graduate school have not translated into any sort of professional work.<br /><br />Thank you so much for this post. While I've often seen this struggle as a cross to bear, I've never understood it as relating to holy poverty. This is so very helpful.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-12013157272008206452010-03-29T12:42:09.859-04:002010-03-29T12:42:09.859-04:00Great post, Father Charles. Poverty is absolutely...Great post, Father Charles. Poverty is absolutely relative. The fact that one lives sine proprio does not make one poor, necessarily, if others provide a home, food, medical attention etc for them. I think this was the point Our Lord made clearly. In Africa, I saw REAL poverty where 2 years of crop failure and you lose EVERYTHING; your land, your home, and eventually your health and family to malnutrition and death. No support network or help of any kind because those around you are in the same condition. <br /><br />Thankfully, as we are evolving as human beings (Deo Gratias) and socieities, the West is now able to help out in ways we couldn't just 100 years ago. I absolutely believe it is in no small part (or "not for nothing" as we say) due to the legacy of people LIKE YOU!!!<br /><br />The trend Our Lord started, and the legacy of an Italian rich kid who threw it all away to follow Him has been continued through YOU. And the impact/benefits are felt in places we just cannot fathom.Qualis Rexnoreply@blogger.com