Sentences with phrase «for poor»

Jesus» «preferential option for the poor» reverberates like a basso continuo throughout St. Luke's Gospel (take the Magnificat and the Beatitudes as two memorable examples).

The encyclical — Catholics» term for a document sent from the pope with instruction on doctrinal matters — bears the title Laudato Si» («Praised Be») and displays Francis» concern for the poor.

The younger Graham stopped by CNN's Washington bureau this week en route to New York, where he was checking in on Samaritan Purse's Superstorm Sandy relief and promoting a Christmas campaign collecting gifts for poor children.

-- This whole throwing mud at people because they toe the line at sexual sin, seems pretty devilish, and the deception that you do all this wonderful work for the poor while others do nothing, or at least the bragging of it (which you also see is not happening with those whom Christ commends «when did we do this?»)

Mission schools and hospitals should be run primarily for the poor and disadvantaged who can not pay the fees.

By the power of the Spirit that anoints you, join others who do likewise for poor, lonely, hopeless human beings.

Concerns for justice and especially for the poor and oppressed are deeply Biblical and thus, also, theological.

freedom, joy, comfort, favour, beauty for ashes, victory, good news for the poor, the repair of your broken heart.

He hopes that improving religious relations will push all Ethiopian churches toward justice and concern for the poor.

They'd come to urge the president to protect programs for the poor amid his fight with Congress over raising the nation's debt ceiling.

Christian social teaching speaks of the option for the poor.

The CNI - SBSS, the SYNODICAL BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES (SBSS), was conceived as a response of the Church to the whole issue of poverty and related social justice for the poor and exploited as against the prevalent ethos of relief and charity.

With regard to others, it is our duty to cultivate within ourselves respect for the sacred and to show the face of the revealed God — the God who has compassion for the poor and the weak, for widows and orphans, for the foreigner; the God who is so human that he himself became man, a man who suffered, and who by his suffering with us gave dignity and hope to our pain.

This Lukan passage is a key source in the social teachings of the Roman Catholic Church for the so - called «preferential option for the poor» — the notion that Christian communities have a particular responsibility to take care of the poor in their midst.

who becomes the strange vehicle of salvation for a poor blind girl, and for a rich man bent on drowning himself.

I was just reading the Sermon on the Mount: «Blessed are the conservatives who keep wealth in the hands of the few... Blessed are those who want to move towards the way things were in the good old days... Blessed are those who repeal programs for the poor and give to the rich.»

Anytime anyone says ANYTHING to stick up for the poor, it all becomes an opportunity for rich folks to just cry socialism as if regulating big business whatsoever is a bad thing.

Many churches do wonderful things for the poor and hungry — mine included.

The bishops» message called on «Congress and the administration to protect essential help for poor families and vulnerable children and to put the poor first in budget priorities.»

It will be interesting to see how the newly Catholic convert Newt measures up in the caring for the poor part of what Jesus taught.

The Living God calls us to obedience in the particular ways relevant to saving justice for the poor of our particular situation.

If government wanted to assist the poor it would provide a meaningful education and stimulate business to create jobs for the poor.

Jesus commanded us as individuals to care for the poor.

And unless you have sold everything you have for the poor, you can't tell a thing to Vatican.

(Some gays ask why so many Christians ignore Ezekiel 16:49, which says Sodom was destroyed for its «pride, surfeit of food, and prosperous ease» and for failing to care for the poor and needy.

I am angry at Congress, more specifically any person in Congress who calls himself or herself a Christian and votes against policies and programs for the poor.

It already has for the poor and disillusioned voters living in the floodplains of the Mississippi and the bayous of Louisiana.

I don't see too much help from the Catholic Church at all for the poor.

GOPBaggers aren't trying to cure our debt / deficit issues by CUTTING FUNDS TO PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR, all while CUTTING TAXES FOR THE RICH?

Progressive taxes, self - help programs for the poor, agrarian reform, low - interest loans for home insulation are just a few possibilities.

Jesus eschewed worldly wealth Jesus made it quite clear that rich people must give away all their worldly possessions to enter his kingdom (Mark 10:21, Luke 14:26 - 33, Luke 18:18 - 22), he stood for the poor and underprivileged (Luke 12:33), and Jesus and the early apostles practiced communal life sharing all possessions (Luke 3:11, Acts 4:32, 2 Cor 8:13).

The problem so many people have is that we feel responsible for the poor choices of others, not that I know whether homosexuality is or isn't.

Ayn Rand is a well - known atheist and believes completely in individualism and hatred for the poor.

The «salvation» pictured was also historically concrete and actual, involving a range of dimensions from personal salvation and transformation through all kinds of social agencies and reform from credit unions for the poor to day care centers for working mothers.

Present evidence suggests that a voucher plan would probably be better for poor and minority children, increase integration, strengthen the family, better respect societal pluralism, renew moral values and cost less.

I wouldn't be surprised if he worked with volunteer nurses and other staff who did the best they could for the poor people without salaries... I wonder what they will have to say about the good doctor...

«We support the revolution here so long as it continues to carry out its program for the poor.»

So we see this perfect balance of care for the poor but not just giving the poor a handout with not work on their part.

Christians on this path are equally concerned for the poor and aware of the problem of being tied to possessions.

The concern for the poor expressed by Luke remains of first importance and is directly transferable to the present.

What has set us apart is our ability to care for and provide plans for the poor in out country.

His support for the poor was unequivocal, but he did not champion social programs such as wealth redistribution or guaranteed incomes.

The difficulty with caring for the poor of course is that if you take care of them too much they have little motivation to improve their economic situation.

The first has to do with personal consumption and takes seriously the Bible's concern for the poor, its teachings on the dangers of possessions, and its call to sharing.

If Cochran was terminated for poor judgment, why bring up «discrimination» at all?

To Brand, Jesus is a brilliant revolutionary leader who shared his care and concern for the poor.

They are religious, but they are not for the poor, how can this be??

In fact, we already do that in a number of areas — Pell grants for poor college students, child care to the parent, not a religious institution, and the parent freely chooses a school that is secular, Buddhist, Baptist and so on.

Catholic Charities and other Catholic programs do more for the poor than any other organization.

The quickest and easiest way to understand the second condition is to use its theological analog, the preferential option for the poor: the more disadvantaged and marginalized people are, the greater should be the assistance and solicitude extended to them by those in a position to help.