Day 2: From Crosses to Liberation
Nobody really takes up a cross voluntarily, but none of us carry a cross alone. How do we see past our crosses to our collective and individual liberation?
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Entries by Kaya Oakes
Day 29: Solidarity Cannot Exist Without Empathy
Solidarity is not just about working together toward justice, but about a willingness to enter into another person’s pain.
Day 27: Joy Is Justice. Justice Is Life.
Joy is justice. Justice is life.
Pope Francis has declared 2016 a Holy Year of Mercy, and mercy, he says in his new book, is about “[going] outside and [looking] for people where they live, where they suffer, and where they hope.” That is what Jesus does in the Gospels: he goes forth and gives mercy.