Quotation of the Week28 Nov 2008 06:16 pm

Quotation of the Week: In honor of Black Friday

“The bread which you do not use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in the wardrobe is the garment of the one who is naked; the shoes you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the money you keep locked away is the money of the poor; the acts of charity you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit.”

St. Basil the Great, from “The Call to Justice” by Dorothy Harris

3 Responses to “Quotation of the Week: In honor of Black Friday”

  1. on 28 Nov 2008 at 7:40 pm   Jim

    Amen!

    And so sadly true this day when that poor worker at the Wal-Mart in Long Island got TRAMPLED TO DEATH.

    Sigh.

    God please forgive us all.

  2. on 28 Nov 2008 at 7:46 pm   erika

    Jim,

    I just read that story via Eugene Cho. Simply horrific.

  3. on 30 Nov 2008 at 12:51 pm   Monk-in-Training

    Most merciful Father, in Your compassion, receive this worker’s spirit. Also for their family, that they may not be overwhelmed in grief, but cast their cares upon You and know the consolation of Your love.

    Have mercy on us all and forgive us our appalling sin of Greed.

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