+ Live simply and justly in solidarity with the poor and marginalized and be a good neighbor. Make no war on them, rather, be one with them in spirit, truth, and love.
+ Hear the truth when it is spoken to you. Discern the signs of the times and speak truth -- to power, to the people, and to the Church.
+ Make injustice visible -- witness, remember, teach, proclaim, tell. Light candles, do not curse the darkness.
+ Protect the poor and powerless-- listen, learn, educate, organize, empower participation, and respect life from the moment of conception to the time of natural death.
+ Work for reconciliation with truth, evangelism, catechesis, orthopraxis.
+ Celebrate life, goodness, beauty, virtue, responsibility, and joy. Practice peace, non-violence, servant leadership, harmony, community, voluntary cooperation, and the proper stewardship of God's creation. Pray without ceasing.
+ Ensure fair distribution, subsidiarity, economic opportunity, justice, and food security
for everyone everywhere.
Robert Waldrop, Kansas City, Missouri, Memorial of St. Mary MacKillop, AD 1998
And if you need a reminder, the spiritual works of mercy are: instructing,
advising, consoling, comforting, forgiving, and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal
works of mercy are: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked,
visiting the sick and imprisoned, burying the dead, and giving alms. Catechism of the Catholic
Church, section 2447
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