…a couple of notes on the ties that bind, “small” apostolates that fly under the radar but are, in fact, the kind of life and service that mark the Catholic life around the world:<\/p>\n
For the past several years our parish school has had a sister-relationship with the Latin Patriarchate school in Ain Arik, Palestine. We\u2019ve shared letters and pictures. Our students have been able to raise funds during Advent and Lent to send to the school there. It\u2019s been an eye-opener for our children, as they\u2019ve gained a little better idea of just how difficult it is for the students there, living as they do with road-blocks, security walls, little water, poverty.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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- Sherry at Intentional Disciples writes of A Simple House <\/a>, a community in Washington dc-<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Mission of a Simple House is to:
\n* wonderfully and radically fall upon the cross of Christ for grace and support;
\n* serve the poor, volunteers, and sponsors by proclaiming the gospel through acts of faith, love, and charity;
\n* sanctify volunteers through friendship with the Lord, observance of poverty, and obedience to the Holy Catholic Church.
\nA Summary of Our Philosophy
\nFriendship evangelization is the method we use to spread the Gospel. This evangelization is performed through words, actions, and relationships. We meet each individual on a personal level addressing their unique needs.
\nWe also believe in complete Christian almsgiving which encompasses sacrifice, building a relationship, and meeting a need. Encouraging a spirit of sacrifice and friendship between donors, volunteers, and the poor is fundamental to our ministry.
\nOur motto is to \u2018wonderfully and radically fall upon the cross of Christ for grace and support.\u2019 This fall must include an obvious reliance upon God\u2019s providence. We rely on providence by practicing personal and corporate poverty.
\nVolunteers do not financially profit from their work, and the organization has renounced endowments and savings accounts. As a general rule, A Simple House tries to have no more than three months operating expenses at any one time.”<\/span>
\nA couple of the Simple House volunteers told of befriending a homeless, unemployed mother of eight, who is now fully employed, has gone through quite a conversion and has been received into the Church with all her children.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"…a couple of notes on the ties that bind, “small” apostolates that fly under the radar but are, in fact, the kind of life and service that mark the Catholic life around the world: At Atonement Online, Fr. Phillips, pastor of that Anglican Use Catholic parish in San Antonio, writes of the support his parish…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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