Catholic Word of the Day: ALMS BOX, 10-05-12

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ALMS BOX

Or alms chest. Permanent receptacle in a church for the donations that are prompted by charity and given to the poor by the parishioners or worshipers.

See Also: POOR BOX

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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POOR BOX

An alms box for voluntary contributions for relief of the poor. It is called in some places corbona (a treasure box) and has been found in churches from the earliest days of Christianity.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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[american_ranger]

I lived in Nova Scotia for a short period of time. The Halifax newspaper ran an article where they showed that some families (that were presently on welfare) could be traced back 200 years of living on Alms donations from the church and then government welfare when it bacame available.