"By Their Fruits..."
Adulthood: Issue Four
When a plant grows to maturity, it bears fruit. This comes naturally. In the human situation too, bearing good fruit is not just something we adults are supposed to do, even less something we do only for others. It is something we want to do. We see this in the joy of a mother and father when a child is born and in the satisfaction we feel when we give life to those in need: the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, the lonely, the depressed, the addicted. We see it in the faces of the saints; in the face of a woman like Catherine Doherty. The law of charity is inscribed in our very being.
Re-Source: Classic Texts
Articles
Witness
Book Reviews
-
Searching for Happiness On an Elephant's Back by Colet C. Bostick
-
Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
-
-
The Difference Between Charity and Philanthropy by Mandy Reimer
-
Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
-
-
The Gift of the Monks of Tibhirine by Brian Rottkamp
-
John Kiser, The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love and Terror in Algeria
-
-
A Credible Witness of Mercy by Suzanne Tanzi
-
The Sisters of Life, Regaining Sight: Stories of Hope
-