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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. - Matthew 6:19 - 21 In a culture sickened by materialism, gluttony and greed of all kinds, the Gospel's call to live simply and to share abundantly is more pressing than ever. For many of us, voluntary poverty is an ideal. But to be voluntarily poor - as opposed to the pendulum swings of overspending, underearning and pathological self-deprivation that can dictate our lives - we have to be rich first: in trust and love, if not in money. In Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough, lawyer-turned-writer Heather King shares her own recovery around money as well as the stories of others who have worked to reverse self-defeating patterns and move on to a healthy, mindful relationship with money.
About the Author
I'm an ex-lawyer, a former barfly, and a Catholic convert with several memoirs: Parched (the dark years) ; Redeemed (crawling toward the light) ; Shirt of Flame (my year in Koreatown, L.A. reflecting upon the spirituality of St. Thérèse of Lisieux) ; Poor Baby (the abortions) , and Stripped: Culture, Cancer, and the Cloud of Unknowing (going against medical advice) .
I have a weekly arts and culture column in The Tidings, the newspaper of the archdiocese of L.A. [angelusnews.com], a weekly column on the interior life in Aleteia [aleteia.org], and a monthly column in Magnificat magazine.
I also speak nationwide, lead retreats, provide editing services and blog at Heather King: Mystery, Smarts, Laughs. For my blog, a complete list of publications, upcoming events, contact info and more, visit heather-king.com.
