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We see some of its leaders living in the poshness of society and rubbing elbows with its elite. Even the affluent have their effects on the church (as stated in the following article). Have Catholics no shame? We are only too human when it comes to wanting the best society has to offer. Fortunately, most religious believe in living a simple lifestyle which includes living in common with their brothers or sisters and working among the poor. Religious will never be poor according to society?s definition of poor because community meets all of their needs. When we speak of poverty in religious life, we are referring to gospel poverty, not material poverty. They ask us to live simple lives, own no property, and share everything in common with other members. Gospel poverty is a choice; material poverty is destitution which means we live and are therefore considered part of the middle
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Growing up we were considered part of the working class. My siblings and I did attend parochial schools all twelve years. My father was a blue collar worker with only a high school education and I had a stay at home mother. Later, moving on my own some 200 miles away, I experienced a different class system, that of the lower class. Employers were beginning to want college educated people and this education I didn?t have. After living in a roach infested apartments for a few years, working where I could find employment, living in my car for two weeks, having people judge me because of my circumstances, I decided this was enough and began to put my life back on track. I didn?t grow up like this and surely didn?t want to live like this. I got a clerical job in the transportation industry for a major moving carrier and worked my way up the corporate ladder into various management positions. I ended up saving my money and a few years later bought my first home. I also wanted more out of life so I started college but was never able to finish because of having to care for an ill family member. I had moved up in class and began to have respect for myself, especially being a single woman. Before I left for the convent, I had really moved up in class where I joked about ?moving on up to the eastside.? I finally had achieved the ?American Dream.? I bought my dream home which consisted of 4100 sq. ft and 5
Growing up we were considered part of the working class. My siblings and I did attend parochial schools all twelve years. My father was a blue collar worker with only a high school education and I had a stay at home mother. Later, moving on my own some 200 miles away, I experienced a different class system, that of the lower class. Employers were beginning to want college educated people and this education I didn?t have. After living in a roach infested apartments for a few years, working where I could find employment, living in my car for two weeks, having people judge me because of my circumstances, I decided this was enough and began to put my life back on track. I didn?t grow up like this and surely didn?t want to live like this. I got a clerical job in the transportation industry for a major moving carrier and worked my way up the corporate ladder into various management positions. I ended up saving my money and a few years later bought my first home. I also wanted more out of life so I started college but was never able to finish because of having to care for an ill family member. I had moved up in class and began to have respect for myself, especially being a single woman. Before I left for the convent, I had really moved up in class where I joked about ?moving on up to the eastside.? I finally had achieved the ?American Dream.? I bought my dream home which consisted of 4100 sq. ft and 5