"The willingness of prosperous Christians to renounce much of their worldly gain allowed the communities to support their needy members in ways that were both more generous and more personal than Rome could achieve with its bread and circuses."
Joyce E. Salisbury, Perpetua's Passion p. 73
Amidst my seemingly endless reading for the day, this little gem stuck out as a stark reminder of how Christians are supposed to care for their poor. Most of us can think to the scenes in Gladiator where the emperor sought to appease the masses through food handouts and massive productions in the Coliseum. Yet the generosity of the Christians is seen as more lavish than this.
Promises are made on both sides of the aisle during election season. The Church must remember than no candidate will take away our obligation to the poor. We do not wait for policy to change, we take the vanguard in action.
Promises are made on both sides of the aisle during election season. The Church must remember than no candidate will take away our obligation to the poor. We do not wait for policy to change, we take the vanguard in action.
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