Then a poor widow came along and put in two small copper ... but rather the sacrifice made in the offering.

True generosity isn’t transactional — it’s transformational. The Fathers of the Church call us to orient our entire lives toward God and neighbor, just as Jesus Christ offered himself for us.

We refer to Mr. James Robb, whose career, beginning as a poor and friendless boy, was, in point of dazzling achievements in business and princely social surroundings, with hardly a parallel in ...