You could just stand there, acknowledging the precipice, reminding yourself over and over again that there is no way of knowing for certain if there is anything on the other side of the gulf, clouded and fogged as it is from your eyes. You can build a life on that solid ground… but,...
While deeply engaged with the concerns of everyday life such as healing, feeding, and engaging people in matters of justice and community, Jesus offers an alternative vision: one shaped by self-giving love and radical faithfulness to God’s kingdom, rather than by the structures and strategies...
The belief that Mary was conceived without Original Sin corporal works of mercy Charitable actions that respond to people's physical needs and show respect for human dignity. The traditional list of seven works includes feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering...
Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found....
Regarding hunger alone, the website ofWorld Against Hungerindicates we are making little to no progress on feeding every person: “Around the world, more than enough food is produced to feed the global population—but as many as 811 million people still go hungry. After steadily declining for...
perspective. This text is not teaching that someone becomes a disciple of Christ or enters the kingdom of God because of what they do. They manifest what God has made them by their actions. It is important to keep in mind that the focus remains on Jesus: "I was hungry and you fed ...
It is not by seasons of mystical meditation and rapturous experiences that we learn to abide in Christ; it is by feeding upon His word, His written word as found in the Bible, and looking to the Holy Spirit to implant these words in our hearts and to make them a living thing in our...