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During Lent, as part of my fasting, I try to avoid making any nonessential purchases.
During Lent, as part of my fasting, I try to avoid making any nonessential purchases. The money I save by making these small denials allows me to be more generous to those in need. The key to this strategy is defining “essential” in as limited a way as possible. Breakfast cereal and toothpaste are essential; my favourite author’s newest novel is not.
MARY ELIZABETH SPERRY
FROM MAKING ROOM FOR GOD: DECLUTTERING AND THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
(AVE MARIA PRESS, 2018)
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