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| (From Bread for the World) |
St. Francis of Assisi had a deep love for “Lady Poverty”
and turned from material possessions in order to be fully possessed by God who
first loved him. St. Francis also loved all of creation because it spoke to him
of the Creator of all.
Last week we were blessed to have Pope Francis visiting
the United States and sharing his heart, so captured by the plight of the poor
and the suffering of Earth. The Catholic Climate Covenant
offers ways to intensify our efforts to care for creation. And during the week
of the Pope’s visit, Franciscan
Action Network calls us to a week of moral action on climate change. As
Pope Francis touched down in DC, hundreds of religious leaders pledged to work
together toward an end to hunger and poverty by 2030. (See
Bread.org). Do we encounter those who suffer hunger and who live in
poverty? Do we see in their faces our sister, our brother? That might be Pope
Francis’ question for us.
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