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Catholic Charities USA
Friday of the Second Week of Lent
Readings of the Day
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We notice the flaw of human jealousy in both today's first
reading and the gospel. Joseph's brothers were so jealous
of him that they sought to kill him, but settled on selling him into
slavery. The chief priests and Pharisees were so jealous of Jesus that
they attempted to arrest him after he said: "The stone that the
builders rejected has become the cornerstone."
We can observe similar dynamics in our own ministries. Our teams are
well-intentioned: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, and
welcoming the newcomers to our communities. But they can face
conflict, just as Joseph's brothers sought to remove him their
presence. I recall a local pastor who opened the gym of his vacant
school to offer shelter to men and women who were not accepted by
another shelter and ignored or condemned by local government. The
pastor was condemned by some civil and religious leaders for being too
headstrong.
In the last few weeks, just as Jesus was condemned by his adversaries,
leaders in our own Catholic Charities network have been condemned by
some political leaders and social media figures. But just as Jesus
would not be deterred from speaking truth to power, our colleagues
answered on February 13, 2022:
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The Catholic Church has been ministering to the poor for 2,000 years
and Catholic Charities, the U.S. humanitarian arm of the Church, has
been caring for our vulnerable sisters and brothers since 1910. In
collaboration with every administration since our founding a century
ago, we are on the ground doing what they can't - caring
for those who are homeless, hungry, disaster-stricken, out-of-work and
suffering. Our work is humanitarian, not political, and we proudly
serve both citizens and migrants in our country.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Steve is a Norbertine brother from De Pere, Wisconsin. He has served
in a number of Catholic social ministries for his religious order,
diocese, and Catholic Charities. He is a trained spiritual director
and enjoys blogging
stevenherro.wordpress.com
, reading, tennis, biking, and digging around in gardens and archives.
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