possessions

In our opulent era, many of us have become accustomed to acquiring more money, more prestige, more power, more material comforts. Poverty, in its figurative and literal sense, is societally scorned.

So often, we claim people and possessions as our own—my car, my house, my daughter. But none of these really belong to me. Sometimes, it's helpful to think of these gifts of God as being on loan from him.

On a medical mission to Haiti, we climbed a long, steep trail to a mountain town for a three-day clinic.

Detachment from material possessions and earthly desires is a core principle of Franciscan spirituality.

Reflect Many of us have too many possessions and too full a schedule. We need to eliminate unnecessary cumber, so that we are not possessed by our possessions. We need to prune our schedules so we have more time for ...