Did our work change after the elections? The issues of the people we serve are still the same: generational poverty, job loss, minimum wage, homelessness, lack of documented status, etc. Inspired by the teaching of the Church, our advocacy will persevere, trying to remove the obstacles that keep people in poverty. Their needs seem only to grow larger as time passes.
90-year-old among Florida activists arrested for feeding the homeless as reported by The Guardian. Church leaders in Florida were preparing for a second confrontation
Pope Francis urged an international gathering of grassroots social activists to struggle against the “structural causes” of poverty and inequality, with a “revolutionary” program drawn from the Gospels.
Is the Catholic Church a proponent of social justice? Yes, according Fr.Barron (Word on Fire) who reflects on Bl. Georgio Frassati and Social Justice in this week’s readings.
Followers of Vincent know how he spoke to power on behalf of the poor. As one of the 16 sponsoring organizations (along with the Society of St. VIncent dePaul) the Ladies of Charity will be speaking out for Social Justice at the 2015 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington, February -7-10.