“Walking the streets of Lower Manhattan with the Missionaries of Charity is not on the top ten list of activities for tourists, but this is how I have been blessed to experience the city in my summer ministry assignment. As we walk, we certainly can see the smartphones, the advertisements, and the tourists taking photos. The sisters, however, have their eyes on a building that no one is taking photos of. They enter the door that everyone else walks past: that of a run-down building that some of the poorest of the poor in Manhattan call home. The scents and visual stimuli from the flashy stores cease, and repulsive sights and smells begin as you enter and start distributing food to the residents.”
In a recent commentary, Brother Mannes Matous, O.P., reflected on his experiences on his summer ministry assignment and on the Christian call to go out into an “unfair world to serve the poor, bringing them the love of Christ.”
To access his complete post, please visit:
Dominicana Blog: Not Just a Social Program (17 JUL 13)
Background information:
Benedict XVI: Deus Caritas Est - Encyclical Letter
Mother Teresa Of Calcutta Center
Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious: Missionaries of Charity
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