Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given:  a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.

  St. Francis of Assisi

 

Let no one attempt with small gifts of charity to exempt himself from the great duties imposed by justice. The guaranteeing of basic justice for all is not an optional expression of largesse but an inescapable duty for the whole of society.  

  Catholic Social Teaching — Economic Justice for All, #120

 

The causes that lie behind much sickness and human suffering are short-sightedness and greed. Health for all can be achieved only through the organized demand by people for greater equality in terms of land, water, services, and

basic rights.   

  Dr. David Werner 

 

No one may claim the name of Christian and be comfortable in the face of hunger, homelessness, insecurity, and injustice found in this country and the world.       

         Catholic Social Teaching — Economic Justice for All, #27

 

The world is like an uneven load. 

On one side, many people and little food.

On the other side, lots of food and few people.

An uneven load is dangerous. It is apt to tip over at any moment.

       Brazilian Proverb

 

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. 

         William Ruckelshaus