ARTICLES [January - March 2008 Volume 17 No. 1]

Blessed Are Those Who Have the Spirit of the Poor
Brian J. Pierce, O.P.
We must never tire of working for a world that is free of poverty and injustice.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Compassion for the Poor
Geffrey B. Kelly
Encountering Bonhoeffer’s passionate preaching on poverty.

Poverty and Prayer
Margaret Dorgan, D.C.M.
Human pleading is a tribute to the infinite goodness that always wraps around us.

Jesus and Poverty
Obery M. Hendricks, Jr.
The presence of poverty in Jesus’ world pervades the Gospels.

When One Suffers Poverty, We All Suffer
Sarah H. Reines
We must not remain immobilized in the face of the crushing poverty crisis.

Pastoral Reflections

The Cross and the Resurrection in Serving the Poor
Peter R. Gathje
To refuse to enter into relationship with the poor is to refuse to enter into God’s redemptive love.

Is Liberation Theology Passé?
LeAnn Snow Flesher
If we are going to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ seriously we must be at the work of doing theology on behalf of the poor.

Poverty: Validating Sign of One’s Preaching
Michael Monshau, O.P.
The credible preacher is able to respond honestly to parishioners with the heartfelt words, “I know. I understand.”

Let Everyone Enjoy Ones Own Judgment
Jill Schaeffer
Scripture is the blank page on which the human imagination writes.

“And All Will See God’s Salvation”: Transcending
the Social Hierarchy in Preaching about Poverty
Stephen C. Johnson
Preachers must move into that place where the cross of Christ bridges the distance between rich and poor.
 

Reflections on the Lectionary

David N. Mosser
Preaching Isaiah
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for January

Keith A. Russell
From Transfiguration to Lent
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February

Maren C. Tirabassi
Off Balance through Lent and Easter
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for March

Judy Yates Siker
The Poor Lectionary Guide

Douglas S. Stivison
Embrace the New; Honor the Old
Editorial

Kirk Byron Jones
Holy Play: The Joyful Adventure of Unleashing Your Divine Purpose
Book review by Frederick J. Streets

Tom Lombardo
The Christian President: What Would Jesus Have Done
Book review by Douglas S. Stivison

Megan L. Stivison
Quotations on The Poor