What the modern woman needs to know about wealth and poverty
Poverty. It is one of the three vows consecrated religious commonly make, and in a world fueled by financial success, it seems irrelevant to the life of an average layperson….
Thoughts on my year of poverty in a time of inflation
One year ago, my family did an experiment to live on the poverty line, which at the time was a little over $30,000 a year. We blew the budget by…
Lessons from trying (and failing) to live on the poverty line
I’ve always considered myself a frugal person, so at the end of 2020 when I went over our family’s bloated finances, I was shocked, not only by how much we…
What it means to embrace Gospel poverty
“If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (Mt 19:21). Jesus’…