In honor of Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty, A Nun’s Life will be having a discussion on poverty on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. We will be using Jon Sobrino’s book No Salvation Outside the Poor (Orbis 2008) as a springboard (click below to order from Amazon).
While the book is not necessary to be part of the day’s conversation, it’s a good opportunity to read something new and to get deeper into what poverty is and how the Gospels call us to respond. It’s a short book (147 pages) comprised of 6 essays.
Get your copy and start reading. I’ll post more as we get closer to October 15.
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Augustine 09.13.08 at 3:51 pm
Dear Sr. Julie,
IMHO, Sobrinho was rightfully censored. I’ve read his response to the Vatican and he seemed pretty much to idolize material poverty, much like the title of this book.
As a Brazilian myself, I confess to lack patience with Liberation Theology, especially because once homilies became political propaganda for the now governing Socialist party, the same one which pushed to legalize research on embryos, gay “marriage” and abortion, emptied the Church to the Pentecostal churches, decimating the ratio of Catholics every decade: from 90% in the 70’s down to 70% in the 90’s.
May St. Francis pray for us.
Kelly 09.13.08 at 4:45 pm
Hi Sister Julie,
I just ordered my copy and can’t wait to join in on this conversation. Thanks for hosting this book discussion.
God bless,
Kelly
Sister Julie 09.14.08 at 8:04 am
Thanks, Augustine. Hope you’ll still join the conversation on the 15th. Again, we’re using the book as a springboard not as an endorsement of any particular theology. The goal is to talk about poverty, what it means from a faith perspective, and how we can respond.
Great, Kelly! Glad you can join us.
Joyce 09.16.08 at 11:47 am
After doing more research I was curious about what our country is asking about global poverty. I found this comment on the web site “www.one.org”
“Only two questions about global poverty have been asked in the history of modern presidential debates - a shockingly low figure. In 2008, voters need to know what Barack Obama and John McCain will do to end the most extreme suffering in our increasingly interconnected wold. You can help make sure that changes, by signing our petition to debate moderator Jim Lehrer urging him to ask “Just ONE Question” on global poverty at the first presidential debate, September 26th in Oxford, Mississippi.”
“Dear Mr. Jim Lehrer,
At the presidential debate, please ask John McCain and Barack Obama just ONE question about their plans to fight global poverty.”
I personally can take some action about global poverty by using this site as a starter for more discussion. Hope others will too.
cryxstals1 10.04.08 at 3:37 am
I know that a nuns life is very hard i had a friend who went from nursing in a hospital to be a nun, she went to pray at 5.am. every morning then had breakfast and worked until midnight every day but she was happy.