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How Are You Caring for the Poor?
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
How Are You Caring for the Poor?
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Friends, Pope Benedict XVI memorably said that the Church does three essential things: it evangelizes, it worships God, and it cares for the poor. This week, the words of Amos the prophet and Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man are meant to put us on the hook when it comes to the third task. How much do we care for those who are poor? Are we living lives of self-preoccupation and self-indulgence while our own brothers and sisters are suffering and starving at our gate?
Released:
Sep 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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