tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770912148002449366.post6445011962302385490..comments2023-06-21T10:19:22.192+01:00Comments on A Piece of the Continent: In Defense of Impulse CharityIsabellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05399975452682018233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770912148002449366.post-50825416643489805632015-09-07T14:17:58.469+01:002015-09-07T14:17:58.469+01:00The main international one I know is the Secours C...The main international one I know is the Secours Catholique in France, which is part of Caritas Internationalis. I think they have had some issues in the past with actually following the Church's teaching, though, and I don't think they have been reviewed by GiveWell, but they are big enough to be involved in most international issues. (I am not very good at responsible giving yet, as you can tell!)Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05399975452682018233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770912148002449366.post-47100283446831297612015-09-07T03:25:46.182+01:002015-09-07T03:25:46.182+01:00I heard a Christian speaker several years ago who ...I heard a Christian speaker several years ago who recommended impulse charity. When someone in the audience questioned whether that was simply enabling, she replied that if God is working on you, to teach you charity, then your responsibility is to respond to the Holy Spirit moving you to give, and to let God worry about the rest. If you don't struggle with charity then perhaps God will call you to "more responsible" giving, but we have to be very careful not to cover over our desire not to give with pious words about wanting to give in the best way, while actually we do nothing. It's something that has stuck with me.<br /> It's been very interesting since I joined the Church, the volume of charitable solicitations I suddenly get in the mail. Most are from groups I've never heard of, and I'm frequently at a loss as to how to evaluate them and choose one or two to support. My priest recommended giving to the local places such as the soup kitchen and crisis pregnancy center, and I thought that was good advice, but I still wish I could find one or two more international charities I could give to with confidence. I love Compassion International, but they aren't specifically Catholic, so I'm still looking for a Catholic organization. Any recommendations?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381906944928170359noreply@blogger.com