Catholic disciples on mission are called to put Two Feet of Love in Action! This foundational tool describes two distinct, but complementary, ways we can put the Gospel in action in response to God's love: social justice addressing systemic, root causes of problems that affect many people and charitable works short-term, emergency assistance for individuals. Social Justice "concerns the social, political, and economic aspects and, above all, the structural dimension of problems and their respective solutions" Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, no. We step with this foot when we work to address the root causes of problems facing our communities by advocating for just public policies and helping to change the social structures that contribute to suffering and injustice at home and around the world. Charitable Works are our "response to immediate needs and specific situations: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, caring for and healing the sick, visiting those in prison, etc.
Alaina Kleinbeck: Foot washing is about love, not just servanthood
These twin realities make me cringe at its mention. Young people love foot washing for a few reasons. It gets you out of your seat to do something in the middle of an otherwise sedentary worship service. For young people, foot washing covers a lot of their basic hopes for life and worship in the church. Pro tip: fresh water.
All I ever wanted was to spread Jah Love, and the only way that I could rise above was music, sweet Jah reggae music. I need you to feel me, this is the real me, the reason I'm singing, the Love that I'm bringing is pure, unfiltered for sure. And the third had a brush and some lipstick and blush, to apply was her plan, at the first sight of land. But the fourth sister wept, for there was nothing she had kept of the broken world they left behind. Get down to the heart of the matter, all you're gonna find out is that all that matters is the heart, and at the end of the day.