Category Archives: Justice
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
I grew up in the Protestant tradition, but I have a great deal of respect for Catholicism. In fact, the two largest influences on my thinking, at least so far as the work of loving the poor goes, are Catholics, … Continue reading
Love Wins. Always.
My friends at Connections have been a huge help to me the last few weeks. They have accepted me with open arms, put up with my drinking all the coffee and generally just made me feel at home. Thank you … Continue reading
More on this 1.8 Million Dollar Pipe Organ
Earlier, I pointed out the article in the News and Observer where a downtown United Methodist Church (I won’t even give them the favor of a link) decided to spend 1.8 million dollars on a pipe organ. Now, I want … Continue reading
St. Nicholas and Social Justice | The real scoop on Santa
One area where those from the various Catholic traditions have a leg up on us Protestant types is the veneration of the saints. This is not the place nor the time to discuss whether Catholics worship dead people (they don’t, … Continue reading
What is Poverty?
In the last post, I talked about Bart Campolo. In the blog post I linked to about the war in his neighborhood, Bart said something I thought about all day yesterday. Here, he is talking about how the residents of … Continue reading
