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 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...
by Beth | May 20, 2006 | Justice and Peace
VATICAN CITY, MAY 19, 2006 (Zenit.org).- There is only social justice when there is authentic democracy, says Benedict XVI. The Pope made these comments today when receiving those participating in a congress organized by the Vatican Foundation Centesimus Annus-Pro...
by Beth | May 11, 2006 | Justice and Peace
CANBERRA – Welfare organisations, the Opposition and the Family First party have criticised the Budget as a pot of gold for the rich that ignores Australians on struggle street. While the Government’s latest round of tax cuts have been applauded widely,...
by Beth | May 10, 2006 | Justice and Peace
Local art students focused their creative minds on the impoverished to create pieces based on photographs of people eating meals at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room. The top 20 works in “Windows to the Soul: Putting a Human Face on Poverty in Marin County”...
