Christian Stewardship: Making Choices that Glorify God
This year’s cycle of Gospel readings at our weekend Masses have primarily focused on the writings of Saint Luke and stewardship is a major theme of his. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus teaches his followers about stewardship through a number of parables such as the foolish farmer, the unjust steward, the Pharisee and tax collector, the …
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Gratitude is Fundamental to the Spirituality of Stewardship
November is often called Gratitude Month. November is a time of thanksgiving and of generous sharing. In November 1992, the bishops of the United States published a pastoral letter, Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response. The purpose of this letter was to introduce Catholics to a new way of understanding the importance of gratitude, accountability, and generosity …
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ICSC October Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Stewardship Saint for October: St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church St. Teresa of Avila founded the Discalced Carmelite religious community of women and was one of the first two women to be named Doctor of the Church (with Catherine of Siena) because of her extraordinary contribution to Christian mysticism and spirituality. Born in 1515 to a large, …
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ICSC September Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Stewardship Saint for September: Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta Saint Teresa of Calcutta gave us an extraordinary example of Christian discipleship and stewardship by her faith, simplicity and service to women and men without considering their race, religion or nationality. She was born Agnes Bojaxhiu in Albania on August 26, 1910, and at age 18 went to Ireland to join …
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Stewardship Saint for August: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) Edith Stein was born in 1891 to a Jewish family living in Breslau, Germany. From a very young age she was intellectually curious and loved to learn. She rejected her family’s Jewish piety and even God because her observation was that people acted as though they did …
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ICSC August Stewardship Prayer
Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. The ICSC family is preparing for its 58th annual stewardship conference and would like to share with you the following conference prayer so you may get a glimpse into the community’s own conversation with the Lord.
Stewardship Saint for July: Saint Benedict
Saint Benedict, the father of Western monasticism, is considered a model of Christian stewardship. He authored the famous Rule of St. Benedict, a handbook of daily Christian living that emphasizes exercising stewardship over prayer, work, and community. Born in central Italy in the town of Nursia around 480, Benedict studied in Rome as a young …
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