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Charity and justice

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Post date September 2, 2018

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

On Wednesday September 5, the world will observe the International Day of Charity. The UN states: “Charity, like the notions of volunteerism and philanthropy, provides real social bonding and contributes to the creation of inclusive and more resilient societies. Charity can alleviate the worst effects of humanitarian crises, supplement public services in health care, education, housing and child protection. It assists the advancement of culture, science, sports, and the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It also promotes the rights of the marginalised and underprivileged and spreads the message of humanity in conflict situations.”

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Being charitable

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Post date September 3, 2017

“Unless those who call themselves Christians live to serve, their lives serve no good purpose” (Pope Francis).

On September 5, the world will observe the International Day of Charity. The day was chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the death of St Teresa of Kolkata. The UN urges us “to commemorate the Day in an appropriate manner, by encouraging charity, including through education and public awareness-raising activities” as “charity contributes to the promotion of dialogue, solidarity and mutual understanding among people”.

If we are to do as Pope Francis said in his 2014 Lenten message and “bear witness to the Gospel message to those who live in material, moral and spiritual poverty”, we must do more than just give to the poor those things that we no longer want, or dole out a few dollars to those who beg on our streets.

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Charity and Church go hand in hand

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Post date September 1, 2013

by Nadine Bushell, Member of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice

The United Nations has designated September 5 as the International Day of Charity and has acknowledged the work of the Church in this area.

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Charity, social justice must be coupled with prayer, pope says

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Post date May 1, 2012

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Services

All pastoral work, including promoting social justice and providing for the poor, must be nourished by prayer, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Without contemplating and internalizing God’s word daily, one risks being suffocated by too heavy a workload and one’s heart risks hardening to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, he said.

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