The Hidden Lessons of Poverty

Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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Catholic Church, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Evangelize, Mike Gormley, Catholic Parish, Ascension, Jesus, Christians, Christian, Ministry, Dave Vanvickle, Catholic Faith, Catholics, Ascension Presents, Ascension Catholic, Catholic Ministry, Catholic Teachings, Catholic, Faith, Catechist, Catechism, Catholic Life, Sharing The Gospel, Roman Catholic, Mission, Bible, Catholic Religion, Mike Gomer Gormley, Catholicism, Jesus Christ, Ascension Press, Evangelization, God, Gomer

4.9 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Dave Vanvickle highlights the importance of helping the poor, loving the poor and even learning from them. In our poverty, we realize our reliance on the Lord. Let us never forget that the gravest form of poverty is to not know God.

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“The reason why poverty is so important as a theme for Christianity is because it reminds us we have nothing without God.”

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:03.1	To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com.
0:11.4	The reason why poverty is so important is a theme for Christianity is because it reminds us that we have nothing without God.
0:32.9	Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to every knee shall bow your weekly Catholic podcast on evangelization and discipleship.
0:36.0	This is Dave Van Vickle.
0:37.4	Unfortunately, Gomer's not here today.
0:39.2	He is off speaking at, I believe, Ave Maria University at their youth conferences this week.
0:45.4	I'm not exactly sure what that guy's up to.
0:47.8	You never know.
0:48.5	He's kind of all over the place.
0:49.9	So it's just me continuing our series about our new beloved holy father pope leo who with just
0:55.8	really expectant and excited hearts we receive you know as each day kind of get to know him a little
1:02.9	bit more i don't know how your summer's going but um for me it's gone so fast and it's kind of one
1:09.1	of those times you know with the kids home it's like time
1:12.1	is on warp speed i'm just trying to kind of keep up it's kind of a strange phenomenon but i have been
1:19.5	able to do some ministry and it's been you know kind of a wonderful summer as far as like receiving
1:24.2	people and being able to meet people here at the home and and talk to
1:28.8	some people it's been such a weird season of my life where um you know it used to be that i was
1:36.0	going out and now i'm trying to kind of make our home the base of operations for for anyone
1:43.0	that needs to talk or to or to unburden themselves
1:47.0	things like that or maybe come for prayer or something like that and i kind of wondered how that
1:51.4	would work out but so far it's been great and just you know being able to try to like reorient our
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