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Charity is the highest theological virtue. The Catechism teaches that “giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: it is also a work of justice pleasing to God.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2447) Charity toward the poor comes in many forms: we can give them fish for a day or teach them to fish.
What constitutes “the poor” also encompasses a broad range, from destitution to struggling to make ends meet. Charity to the former may include money and clothing; to the latter it could be scholarships to school or free registrations for community activities. The point for the giver is to meet the need, whatever that may be, in order both to ease the recipient’s suffering and to enable him to feel God’s love through our compassion. In doing so we show “a preferential love” for the poor that is a hallmark of a true disciple of Christ. (Catechism 2448) …
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