The Tenth Commandment Embrace Poverty of Spirit

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The Tenth CommandmentEmbrace Poverty of Spirit

• USCCA Chapter 34
• Friday, May 30, 2014

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1. The Tenth Commandment calls us to a healthy
   detachment from material goods.

1. The detachment from material goods leads to joy.
2. Greed is a threat that leads to all evils.

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1. The Tenth Commandment calls us to a healthy
   detachment from material goods.

1. The Tenth Commandment looks at the interior
   attitudes of greed and envy that lead us to steal
   and act unjustly (USCCA p. 449).

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1. The Tenth Commandment calls us to

1. Practice poverty of spirit and generosity of
   heart.
2. Have a preferential love for the poor.

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1. The Tenth Commandment calls us to

1. Be witnesses of justice and peace.
2. Adopt a simplicity of life that frees us from
   consumerism.

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1. The Tenth Commandment calls us to

1. Be detached from material possessions, a
   necessity for entrance into the Kingdom of
   heaven.

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1. Envy fills us with sadness at the sight of
   another persons prosperity. It is countered
   with

1. Humility.
2. Thanksgiving to God for His gifts.
3. Goodwill.
4. Surrender to the providence of God.

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4. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the
US Bishops identify the following characteristics
of stewardship

• Disciples as Stewards
• Through conversion and commitment to Christ,
  disciples recognize the Lord as the source of
  their gifts.

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1. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the US
   Bishops identify the following characteristics of
   stewardship

b. Stewards of Creation God created the
world, but calls us to cultivate it with Him.
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4. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the
US Bishops identify the following characteristics
of stewardship
c. Stewards of Vocation God calls each one
of us individually by name to a specific vocation
in the Church.
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4. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the
US Bishops identify the following characteristics
of stewardship
d. Stewards of the Church As disciples of
Jesus, we work through the Church, Christs
instrument of salvation in the world.
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4. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the
US Bishops identify the following characteristics
of stewardship
e. Stewards of the Church The dominant
culture in our society encourages us to focus on
ourselves and our pleasures, rather than on
spiritual realities.
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4. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the
US Bishops identify the following characteristics
of stewardship
f. A Stewards Way Jesus is our model of
stewardship, and after Jesus we look to the
Blessed Virgin Mary for our example of
stewardship.
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For Discussion

• Read the following Scripture passages
• Exodus 2018
• Matthew 619-21
• 1 Timothy 610
• 1 Peter 410
• How do these passages guide our view of and use
  of the goods of this world?