Abraham’s boldness in bargaining with God may seem surprising.Who was he to risk God’s wrath by pestering Him repeatedly?Abraham shows us that our Lord never tires of our efforts to bring justice and peace, even if we seem to nag!
Our contemporary world is filled with injustice.Why should a child in Africa have a much higher risk of dying before the age of 5 than a child born in the U.S.?Why do some people have so much, while others have so little?Why do children living in inner city areas, receive fewer educational resources than those in more affluent communities?Why is one country plagued by lack of resources while another has more than it needs?Why should a person be mistreated simply because of his skin color or accent?It is easy to become discouraged in the search for justice and peace.Abraham reminds us to be persistent.Persistence helps us to draw closer to God and those who are treated unjustly.
We must be persistent in supporting the food insecure people in our community also.Please aid our food pantry by volunteering or donating.To volunteer, please call Linda at 305-235-4721.To donate, use the Hands † Hearts envelope found in the vestibule or insert a cash contribution into the Poor Box located in the vestibule.We are also in need of your used supermarket bags (plastic and paper) as well as donations of cereal, peanut butter and jelly and pasta and tomato sauce.These donations can be left in the vestibule.Thank you for all you do to support this ministry.
Social Justice Ministry
Our Mission is to promote the integration of Catholic Social Teaching into the everyday lives, decisions and actions of our parishioners. To further lift up the dignity of the human person and our communal faith through acts of both charity and justice that mirror the gospel values of Jesus Christ.
We achieve our mission by:
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anchoring social ministry in prayer and worship,
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sharing the message through parishioner formation
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serving the least of these with outreach and charity
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advocating for justice through legislative action
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creating community through organizing for justice
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building solidarity beyond our parish borders
The Challenge
The call to overcome poverty and to uphold human dignity is not new. It is as old as the prophets and as current as today’s headlines. Today this challenge is especially compelling because we have the capacity to make a difference and because the impact of rapid globalization makes it more urgent. Building on past progress and new opportunities, we can make this a time for hope. Hope offers the promise that with God’s help, shared sacrifice, wise investment and renewed commitment, we can actually reduce substantially the levels of poverty, hunger and human deprivation in our own land and around the world.
The First Letter of John calls us to the task: “If anyone is well-off in worldly possessions and sees his brother in need but closes his heart to him, how can the love of God be remaining in him? Children, our love must be not just words or mere talk, but something active and genuine.”
