How To Use almsgiving In A Sentence
- It is easy to see religious motivations here in terms of imperatives to care for the unfortunate; 'almsgiving' is undoubtedly a strong theme in most faith traditions. New Perspectives on Faith and Development
- Of all forms of indiscriminate almsgiving, that is the most offensive and most worthless, and they knew it, or they would not have sent me a wheedling invitation to come and inspect their relief work, offering to have a carriage take me around. Roosevelt comes—Mulberry Street’s Golden Age
- There are three traditional focuses for our Lenten observance and they are prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
- My religion places great weight in almsgiving, and my daughter makes me walk blocks till we find a suitable beggar to fulfil our mitzvah. Why Does Homelessness Persist in Rich Liberal Cities?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- The community had to see, in public weeping, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, clear symbols of repentance so that the reclamation of the individual could be entire.
- He encouraged devotion to the Host as well as daily almsgiving.
- The spiritual practices of almsgiving, prayer, and fasting are to move us closer to God, not farther from each other.
- On the other hand, Jesus points out that if believers faithfully practice almsgiving, prayer, and fasting then an unstated heavenly reward awaits them.
- An added bad intention (such as vainglory) makes an act evil that, in and of itself, can be good (such as almsgiving) (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1752-1753) Justification by Faith, or Faith and Works
- He encouraged devotion to the Host as well as daily almsgiving.
