Living in "voluntary poverty," Catholic Workers divide their time between prayer, study, civil disobedience and work with the poor.

During that period he abandoned society, and lived in voluntary poverty on a few pence a day.

To do so, he adopted voluntary poverty and "nonpossession"; the royalties from his 100-odd books go to a public charitable trust.

Virginity, voluntary poverty, and self-denial had long been admired.

Some people undertake voluntary poverty due to religious or philosophical beliefs.

Poverty reduction measures have no role in regard to voluntary poverty.

Their name suggests that they placed a special value on voluntary poverty.

The term "the poor" was at first a common designation for all Christians - a reference to their material and voluntary poverty.

Members still dedicate themselves to voluntary poverty, nonviolence and hard work.

There was at that time no "clear distinction between voluntary and involuntary poverty".