Are We "Sounding a Trumpet" Before Our Alms?

About this episode

The episode discusses the contradiction between Jesus' teaching on almsgiving in secret and the Church's public charitable efforts.

Jesus said to do our alms in secret, not to be seen of men. So why does the Church issue press releases, hire influencers, and create social media campaigns around its charitable efforts?

People in this episode

Host: Connor Boyack

Topics covered

• charity
• almsgiving
• Christian teachings
• social media
• influence
• church communications

Keywords

• alms
• charity
• Jesus
• Church
• press releases
• social media
• influencers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: the Church

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