December is here and soon we will be celebrating the Christmas season. Truth to tell, the commercial Christmas season has already begun. As we reflect on Thanksgiving, and move into Advent, our focus, however, should be on preparing for the birth of Jesus. If we are already grounded in stewardship as a way of life, […]
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Am I Thankful and Am I Happy?
Being thankful can be good for your health. That is the finding of a study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies. The study found that people who wrote letters of gratitude experience greater happiness and more satisfaction with their lives. Related studies also show that people fared better health wise when they kept gratitude […]
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How to Include All Hallows in Your Will
Almost sixty years of history is present in All Hallows and as a beneficiary of your planned giving, there will be significant support for its future. The term “planned giving” refers to charitable gifts that say you took some time to decide where they should go before being made. Whether you give cash or other […]
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Stewardship Month
Stewardship of Faith “Jesus told him, go your way; your faith has saved you” We might think that the contrast is between those who have faith and those who don’t. But there is also a contrast in the level of faith that is far reaching. There is a level of faith that causes you to […]
Continue ReadingThe Parable of the Talents
In today’s gospel, all we ever needed to know about Stewardship of Talent is explained by Jesus. The word talent comes from the Greek word talentos. A very valuable coin, the talentos was the equivalent of 6,000 dinarii, the daily wage for an unskilled laborer. As the English language developed, no better word could be […]
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