Summary Drawn from Parts of the USCCB's
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
(in full @ www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship-part-three)
Introduction
Our redemption has a social dimension because "God, in Christ, redeems not only the individual person, but also.... social relations." To believe that the Holy Spirit is at work in everyone means realizing that He seeks to…
Sayings of the Church Fathers on Fasting
Venerable Anthony the Great (and others of the Desert Fathers) † Do not neglect the Forty Days; it constitutes an imitation of Christ's way of life. † A leader of a community asked Abba Poemen: "How can I gain the fear of God?" Abba Poemen replied: "How indeed…