This month, we are discussing love for the poor—the subject of Pope Leo XVI’s first Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi Te. What does it mean that God ‘prefers’ the poor? How and why is our faith manifest in caring for those in poverty? Have we experienced  such charity as reciprocal? //

Our media recommendation is Vincent Van Gogh’s The Good Samaritan. And our monthly challenge is to give alms, being attentive to spontaneous opportunities to do so. //

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Other resources we mention:

• Fr. Luigi Giussani’s booklet “The Meaning of Charitable Work"
• The documentary “Outcasts” about the Franciscan Friars of Renewal (trailer here) //

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”