The Golden Rule
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| Humility of Mary Housing provides housing for single parent families who do not have a home. |
"Let us remember the Golden Rule: Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you."
The Holy Year of Mercy prayer card on my desk has this list of Corporal Works of Mercy:
- to feed the hungry,
- to give drink to the thirsty
- to clothe the naked
- to shelter the homeless
- to care for the sick
- to visit the imprisoned
- to bury the dead
The realization sets in that the Congregation of the Humility of Mary, individually and as a whole, have focused on each of these works in various ways for over 150 years.
Some works are more obvious than others such as the CHM sponsored ministries of Humility of Mary Housing and Humility of Mary Shelter. Or ministries such as those of sisters JoAnne, Molly and Lynn who do "Works of Mercy" in other cities and states.
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| The Divine Mercy image is a depiction of Jesus based on the devotion initiated by Saint Faustina Kowalska |
Not obvious is the support CHMs give through congregational gifts to the groups listed below. Let me be the one to praise their generosity and dedication to the CHM mission of caring for the poor, the powerless and Earth itself. And in doing so, I hope at least one person might be reminded to follow the golden rule.
- Quad Cities Interfaith
- Catholic Peace Ministry in Des Moines
- Pax Christi USA
- New Ways Ministry
- Living Lands and Waters
- Bread for the World
- Fellowship of Reconciliation
- Mary's Pence
- Pace e Bene
- SHARE El Salvador
- NETWORK
- Sister Water Project
- Habitat for Humanity
"To be merciful means to grow in a love which is courageous, generous and real. It means to grow physically and spiritually. You are preparing to be Christians capable of making courageous choices and decisions, in order to build daily, even through little things, a world of peace." -Pope Francis