Yesterday we received a huge amount of clothes donated on our front porch here at the Catholic Worker House. Jesse, one of the homeless folks who comes here to the house to receive services, was helping us to sort and bag the clothes. We hadn't asked him for his assistance; he just started aiding us on his own initiative.
I expressed my gratitude to him for helping my fellow Catholic Worker Susan and me. He replied that he was just trying to do right by God and by his neighbor.
I responded something like, "Those are the two most important things to do in life. If you've got those as priorities, it's not like you're never going to have problems, but you'll have real peace."
I expressed my gratitude to him for helping my fellow Catholic Worker Susan and me. He replied that he was just trying to do right by God and by his neighbor.
I responded something like, "Those are the two most important things to do in life. If you've got those as priorities, it's not like you're never going to have problems, but you'll have real peace."
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