Faith and Poverty: A Biblical Response

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Session 1: Session 1: Holy Conversation vs. Debate
Session 2: Session 2: Compassion vs. Tolerance
Session 3: One-day retreat
Session 4: Session 3: Awe vs. Judgement
Session 5: Session 4: Abundance vs. Scarcity
Session 6: Session 5: Equity vs. Equality
Session 7: Session 6: Ministry To vs. Ministry With
Session 8: Immersion Experience in your local community
Session 9: Session 7: Reading Scripture with the Poor
Session 10: Session 8: Action vs. Apathy

Fr. Gregory Boyle writes “Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it.” This session challenges participants to look beyond their assumptions in order to encounter the divine image within all people.