Happy Are You Poor: The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom

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Author: Thomas Dubay

ISBN-10: 0898709210

ISBN-13: 9780898709216

Category: General & Miscellaneous Religion

To the modern mind, the concept of poverty is often confused with destitution. But destitution emphatically is not the Gospel ideal. A love-filled sharing frugality is the message, and Happy Are You Poor explains the meaning of this beautitude lived and taught by Jesus himself. But isn't simplicity in lifestyle meant only for nuns and priests? Are not all of us to enjoy the goodness and beauties of our magnificent creation?The renowned spiritual writer Dubay gives surprising replies to these...

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Preface7IProblems and Presuppositions1Universal Radicality112Are You Confused?173Becoming Unconfused: Criteria for Solution264Poverty and Premises37IIValues: What and Why?5What Gospel Poverty is Not496Emptiness and Radical Readiness547A Sparing-Sharing Lifestyle628Apostolic Credibility739Pilgrim Witness81IIIRadicality and Superfluity10Levels of Radicality9111Neccessities and Superfluities102IVStates in Life12Frugality in Marriage11513The Religious Vow12614Clerical Poverty140VJoy15Happy Are You Poor15116An Examen165Index171