I have to say that in recent years our charitable giving has gotten much more personal. It’s easy in these times - there are lots of family people un and underemployed. And of course tragedy strikes where people need emergency assistance (fire, catastrophic illness). But the days of me giving to a Catholic run charitable organization (except for pro-life ones) are all but over. The bishops campaigned all those years for government handouts. My taxes are now over 50%, while half the country pays little or nothing. LEt the bishops make do with what they get from their beloved Uncle Sam. That’s my share.
” But the days of me giving to a Catholic run charitable organization (except for pro-life ones) are all but over.”
Sadly, I agree.