What do St. Francis of Assisi, Dorothy Day, and Mother Teresa all have in common? They are just a few well-known Catholics who have put the Church’s pro-life and social teaching into action in their daily lives.
These three holy people had a unified way of living out the principles of Catholic social teaching. They showed respect for the dignity of all human persons, helped the poor and sick, and worked with people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Need to work together
It is unfortunate that some people in the pro-life and social justice ministries today seem to be working separately. They don’t seem to want to cross “party lines,” so to speak (both figuratively and literally).
Yet it seems as if we all should be working together. I can understand that each of us is not able to put all our time and efforts into every cause, but we should respect those who work in a different area.