The Deacon Preacher

Charity 

Quotes 

"He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.” - Confucious

"Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.” - Owen Arnold

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.” - St. Francis of Assisi

"Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.” - St. Augustine

"True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense” - Emanuel Swedenborg

I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.  ~Mother Teresa


How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.  ~Anne Frank


Act as if what you do makes a difference.  It does.  ~William James 

Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful.  ~Author Unknown

In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity. - Augustine

A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog. - Jack London

Poetry 

 

Charity
BY
Robert W Service


The Princess was of ancient line,
Of royal race was she;
Like cameo her face was fine,
With sad serentiy:
Yet bent she toiled with dimming eye,
Her rice and milk to buy.

With lacework that for pity plead,
So out of date it seemed,
She sought to make her daily bread,
As of her past she dreamed:
And though sometimes I heard her sigh,
I never knew her cry.

Her patient heart was full of hope,
For health she gave God thanks,
Till one day in an envelope
I sealed a thousand francs,
And 'neath her door for her to see
I slipped it secretly.

'Twas long after, I came to know
My gift she never spent,
But gave to one of greater woe,
And wearily she went . . .
To be of charity a part,--
That stabbed her to the heart.

For one dark day we found her dead:
Oh she was sweet to see!
Exalted in her garret bed
With face like ivory . . .
Aye, though from lack of food she died,
Unflawed she flagged her pride.

 Humility and Charity (PDF) Crossroads Initiative

Article: Charity, The Quiet Virtue - Discipleship Magazine 

Charity, Civility and Speaking the Truth - Archbishop Burke (PDF)

Video Homily - Works of Charity 

Article: Gifts From The Poor  - Discipleship Magazine