79 Greed And Generosity

“We are called to live the Beatitudes and one of them is blessed are the merciful.”

Anne DeSantis

Who is Anne DeSantis?

Anne DeSantis is a wife and a “Mom” and the director of a non-profit called the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation for Freedom, Family, and Faith.  In addition, Anne is a Catholic Author with CatholicMom, Catholic 365, and Catholic Lane.  She hosts a weekly podcast with co-host Bill Snyder called “Sewing Hope” and a weekly on-line TV show called “Journeys in Faith with Anne DeSantis” on Fiat Ministry Network.

More information can be found about Anne DeSantis at www.annedesantis.com which includes links to the podcast and TV show.  The website for the St. Raymond Nonnatus Foundation is www.nonnatus.org

PQF · 79 Greed And GenerosityGreed And Generosity

In this episode, Anne DeSantis talks about greed and generosity. She explains:
-Why is greed a sin and what does God say about it?
-How do we develop generosity since this is a gift of the Holy Spirit?
-What steps can we take in being generous towards the poor and marginalized?
-How can we give when we don’t have enough ourselves?

What Can I Give?

When Anne talked about her book, I was only thinking of generosity in terms of material needs. Everyone’s struggling at this time. And yet, Anne challenges us to think in new ways. Be generous with our talents, our time, our presence, with ourselves. The advice is simple. Love God and Love neighbor.

Everyone gets the Hebrew prayer of the Shema accurately. It’s the call echoed throughout the ages right from Deuteronomy 6. That our God is one lord, and we should love Him with everything. This vertical aspect is easier. How do we love horizontally, especially people that try us and fight us.

In our own homes, sometimes it can be hard to do so when we lose sight of the forest for the trees.

Anne has some great takeaways about us just loving people. We don’t go about fixing anyone. God does the fixing. We don’t make ourselves look or appear perfect, God loves us as we are and He looks at the heart.

This Thanksgiving

This thanksgiving let’s look at how we can give. Not just in material ways but in small simple ways. Smile at someone, acknowledge people’s presence, when tempted to lash out, zip our tongues, when keen on sharing another image to impress, express censure, serve in our parish, help out where needed and simply be an example of Christ. It’s tough but we can try. It’s tougher to do at home. I know! Let’s also be thankful for the smaller things in life. The running water, our health, eyes to see, ears to hear, a family (even a dysfunctional/ crazy one) and the gift of Jesus.

This thanksgiving, I’m also grateful to all our listeners. We’ve covered the globe in over 11,000 plays of this podcast. Something that wouldn’t have been possible without you and God’s favor. So I’m grateful for our guests and the people who help me in small ways, their prayers, their advice and their emails. Please continue praying for this ministry. To all of you, thank you!

And have a blessed Thanksgiving.

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