Spring Theology Lecture: Should a Christian Sell Everything?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph

O God, who from the family of thy servant David didst raise up Joseph to be the guardian of thy incarnate Son and the spouse of his virgin mother: Give us grace to imitate his uprightness of life and his obedience to thy commands; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

6:30 p.m.

An audio webcast of this lecture is available at the bottom of this screen.

Thoughtful Christians will ask themselves about their stewardship of their material goods. A particularly difficult saying of Jesus is his instruction to sell everything, give it to the poor, and follow me. Saint Francis famously took that literally, but it seems impossible for most of us to do so. We are not the first Christians to have asked this question: from the earliest times, Christian thinkers have pondered and written about this question. In our spring theology lecture, Professor Stephen Hildebrand shares insights on this question, Should a Christian Sell Everything? Insights from the Early Church. The lecture is given in the church on Wednesday, March 19, at 6:30pm, shortly after the Festal Eucharist for Saint Joseph’s Day. A reception follows. Visitors are welcome, and no registration is needed.

Dr Stephen Hildebrand is a professor of theology at Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio.

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