Exactly much money should Catholics be dropping into the collection basket each Sunday?
For many Catholics, especially those serious about fulfilling their duty to the Church while adhering to a household budget, a concrete, dollar-figure answer is important. It’s easy to assume that Catholics are simply obliged — as biblical precepts suggest — to give 10% of their income to the Church.
As Christopher Warner and his wife discerned how much money God was calling their family to give away, they came to understand that any Catholic’s financial generosity must be “ordered, rational, and rooted in vocation” — and not simply governed by a rigid percentage. Warner, a Ukrainian Greek Catholic deacon for the Eparchy of St. Nicholas of Chicago, wrote the book Catholic Money: A Father Teaches His Son About Family Finances.
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