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The Eucharist and Catholic Social Teaching, Part 5: A Commitment to the Poor in Practice
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Pope Benedict XVI declared in his encyclical Deus Caritas Est that “A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice of love is intrinsically fragmented” (Deus Caritas Est, n.14. ). Whenever we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, welcome the stranger, we encounter Christ, Who assures that whatever you have done to the least among you, you do for me (cf. Matthew 25:31-46). Our panel of practitioners and academics who will delve into what it means to put our Eucharistic commitment to the poor into practice.
Moderator:
Michael J. Baxter, Ph.D., is a Visiting Associate Professor at the McGrath Institute for Church Life.
Speakers:
Renée Darline Roden ’14, ’18 M.A. is a Catholic Worker and a freelance journalist currently based in Chicago.
Rubén García is director of Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas.
Benjamin Peters Ph.D. is a professor of religious studies at the University of St. Joseph in Connecticut.
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