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Q: I\u2019m wondering if it was wrong of me to spend a lot of money on a liter of shampoo. The shampoo is what you would consider a \u201cluxury\u201d brand, and the shampoo should last for a while. To help in my decision to purchase this, I did make donations in the equivalent amount to charities. Should I return the shampoo? Was this an excessive, wasteful purchase? Can you explain what \u201cprodigality\u201d is? Thank you! \u2013 Kristin<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC<\/em><\/p>\n

A:\u00a0Whether you spent too much\u00a0is hard to say from this end.<\/p>\n

But the fact that you are questioning the purchase might be a nudge from the Holy Spirit to step back and re-evaluate how you are spending money in general.<\/p>\n

In this era it’s easy to get caught up in consumerism. It can become the air we breathe — we barely notice it, much less question it.<\/p>\n

Rather than agonize over a liter of shampoo, this might be a good moment for you to dedicate some prayer time to see your priorities in the light of your faith.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the Spirit is nudging you to think a bit more about the poor around you. You might be inspired to lead a simpler lifestyle.<\/p>\n

That said, prodigality can be a hard term to pin down. What is luxury for some might be a necessity for others.<\/p>\n

So rather than look for a convenient definition of the word, it might be good to look at our Retreat Guide The Widow\u2019s Might<\/a>, on stewardship.<\/p>\n

It could put you in a different frame of mind and help you review your spending habits in the light of the Gospel.<\/p>\n

Keep learning more with <\/span>Ask a Priest<\/a><\/p>\n

Got a question? Need an answer?<\/h3>\n

Today\u2019s secular world throws curve balls at us all the time. AskACatholicPriest is a Q&A feature that anyone can use. Just type your question HERE<\/a>\u00a0and you will get a personal response back from one of our priests at RCSpirituality. You can ask about anything \u2013 liturgy, prayer, moral questions, current events\u2026 Our goal is simply to provide a trustworthy forum for dependable Catholic guidance and information. So go ahead and ask your question\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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His contributions to RCSpirituality include responding to\u00a0Ask A Priest\u00a0questions and sharing his insights in our\u00a0Weekly Newsletter.","url":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/author\/emcilmail\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/362"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153351"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=153351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}