Sarah Moses, of Oxford, MS writes for the Berkley Center on the responsibility we all have in taking care of our elders, especially in the time of pandemic. When I teach my comparative religious ethics course, I have found that one of the moral insights my college students find most compelling is from Jewish thinker Abraham […]
In the face of a pandemic that has been especially hard on some of the most cherished members of our society, the Community of Sant’Egidio wishes to overcome the pain of loneliness and isolation. While currently we are not able to visit our elderly friends living in nursing homes, letters and cards are concrete signs […]
Urgent Appeal of the Community of Sant’Egidio: Solidarity with Vulnerable People in Nursing Homes in the COVID-19 Pandemic The Community of Sant’Egidio, an international lay association of the Catholic Church, calls on all people of goodwill to engage in active solidarity with vulnerable people living in nursing homes, in order to stop the life-threatening social isolation brought […]
Christ is Risen! The Community of Sant’Egidio wishes all a happy Easter. In the middle of such a difficult period for all in the world, we especially look for Christ in the Galilees of today – on the margins, with the poor. Easter can be forgotten, but there are many in the world who still […]