Recently, 40 billionaires pledged to give away at least half of their fortunes to charity. Fr. Edward Beck, C.P. asks, “Will this make even a dent in alleviating the far-reaching plagues of poverty and disproportionate wealth that exist in this country? Did you know that the top 1% wealthiest people own 43% of the wealth while 80% own just 15% of the wealth?”

All Christians need to take seriously Jesus in the Gospels when he says, “If you have two coats and your neighbor has none, you have to give him one of yours.”

Christians are to give not just from their excess but also from our want.