Charity: the place of the poor in the Biblical tradition

The challenge of charity

Charity as an expression of faith in God. Charity as service to God

A loan to God

Material wealth and its deceptions

Deliverance from death

Is charity always rewarded?

Charity and the goodness of creation

Charitable deeds as storable commodities. Can merits be transferred?

Storing good works in heaven

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving

Sacrificial giving

Deliverance from purgatory

Conclusion: your alms are a memorial.