by Beth | May 22, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Commentaries on the encyclical have raised the question of whether the Pope’s tremendous emphasis in the second section on the tradition of charity from the earliest centuries of the Church (e.g., Augustine: “If you see charity, you see the Trinity”) does not...
by Beth | May 22, 2006 | Justice and Peace
The mystery of the poor is this: That they are Jesus, and what you do for them you do for Him. It is the only way we have of knowing and believing in our love. The mystery of poverty is that by sharing in it, making ourselves poor in giving to others, we increase our...
by Beth | May 21, 2006 | Vincentian Family
MARSFIELD, May 22, 2006: The Asia-Pacific Visitors’ Conference (APVC) met this year in Surabaya, Indonesia from 2-12 May. The meeting was attended by the Visitors of the Congregation of the Mission (CM) from the Philippines (Fr Marcelo Manimtim), North India (Fr...
by Beth | May 21, 2006 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
VATICAN CITY, MAY 21, 2006 (Zenit.org).- The media also have a responsibility in the struggle against the plague of hunger, says Benedict XVI. In Pope said this today before praying the Regina Caeli, and one week before the Church will observe the 40th World Day of...
by Beth | May 20, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Pope Benedict XVI Interprets Vatican Council II: Holy Father Unwittingly Completes Zwick Article (Catholic Worker) on “What Happened To the tremendous Renewal Possibilities After Vatican II?” Editors’ Introduction: Unwittingly, Pope Benedict XVI has...
