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21%  
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  • Investment Advice from St Basil the Great

    08/05/2013 4:02:27 AM PDT · by markomalley · 4 replies
    Archdiocese of Washington ^ | 8/4/2013 | Msgr. Charles Pope
    Sunday’s Gospel on generosity and the need to renounce greed, is reflection worth continuing. Last week in the Breviary St. Basil the Great (in Hom. De caritate, 3, 6: PG 31, 266-267, 275) provided a reflection that amounts to an investment strategy not just for the near future of old age, but for eternity. Challenging though the saint’s thoughts are, they are also consoling and sensible. Lets listen to his instruction.Out of no intended disrespect for the saint, I would like to add some of my own comments in plain red text along with his reflections, and to adjust the...