--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | almsgiving description: almsgiving | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/FeedBirds.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/14/lenten-tuppence) ## [Lenten Tuppence](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/14/lenten-tuppence) Published by [Grace Agolia](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/grace-agolia) During Lent, we tend to hear an increased emphasis on three pillars of Christian practice:  prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.  This particular reflection will be about the third pillar, almsgiving, along with some pertinent advice from Mary Poppins, who teaches the Banks family about the value of charity. Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 14, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/14/lenten-tuppence) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [almsgiving](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/almsgiving) / [Lent](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/lent) / [graceagolia](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/graceagolia) [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/BabyCrying.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/11/learning-to-say-help) ## [Learning to Say Help](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/11/learning-to-say-help) Published by [Timothy O'Malley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/timothy-omalley) My toddler son has no problem asking for help. He wants up in a seat, "Help!" He is having a problem manipulating an IPad, "Help!" He wants a snack, "Help!" Today, he sang a song entirely consisting of the word, "Help!" 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