Topic: St Francis and money
daniel's photo
Mon 10/17/22 06:53 AM
Hola,

Saint Francis of Assisi is considered by many Catholics the greatest saint. And the Franciscans, throughout most of their history, have put a great emphasis on their vow of poverty. He said:

"We should have no more use or regard for money in any of its forms than we have for dust. Those who think it is worth more, or who are greedy for it, expose themselves to the danger of being deceived by the Devil."

The Gospel said (Mt 6:24) that we can't serve God and money. When we look at the importance of money in our civilization today, we can see how far Western society has strayed from its roots.

JulieABush's photo
Mon 10/17/22 01:55 PM
That’s true Daniel. Not only that we’ve strayed from God too.