Ave Explores: Faith in Action
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Mt. 25:40)
As Christians we are called to love and serve others in a variety of ways. The spiritual and corporal works of mercy, for example, urge us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, visit the sick and imprisoned, shelter the homeless, and pray for the living and the dead.
Ave Explores: Faith in Action showcases a variety of ministries throughout the world that care for the poor, displaced, imprisoned, and forgotten. You will learn about saints whose lives were focused on service to others. And you will walk away with simple ways to put catholic social teaching principles into practice and serve your community in everyday life.
Faith in Action Podcast Episodes
Explore by the Week
What is Faith in Action?
This week, Ave Explores: Faith in Action considers why Catholic social teaching is important to us as individuals and to the Church as a whole. Growing in our faith compels us to help those in need, preach the Gospel to the margins, and engage in practicing the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
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Put Your Faith into Action
By Katie Prejean McGrady My dad dropped me off, sleeping bag tucked under my arm and a backpack slung across my shoulders. I’d left my pillow on a ...
Read MoreWhat is Catholic Social Teaching?
By Rev. Kevin E. McKenna Catholic social teaching is a cohesive body of thought that has emerged in the Catholic tradition concerning issues of ju...
Read MoreThe Catholic Church is a Field Hospital for Divine Love
by Rev. Kevin Sandberg, C.S.C. There’s no more meaningful time to talk about putting faith into action than the present moment—the COVID-19 pandem...
Read MoreLoving People
This week, Ave Explores: Faith in Action looks at how the people we are called to serve should be known, loved, cared for, and encountered with love, respect, and attention to who they are: men and women first loved by God.
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People Loving People: Answering the Call of Mater et Magistra
by Katie Prejean McGrady Almost sixty years ago, Pope John XXIII issued Mater et Magistra, that made a bold claim about the role of the Church as ...
Read MoreBringing Christ to the Homeless
by Kathryn Jean Lopez The first time I ventured out in Manhattan after the Coronavirus shutdown was in mid-May. I saw men glaring at me—glaring an...
Read MoreThe Dignity of Human Life
Ave Explores: Faith in Action considers how defending life, in all stages and at every level, is work to be done first by spending time with and growing in friendship with those whose lives are threatened, hurt, marginalized, or ignored.
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The Poor Find Love in the Full of Grace Café
by Fr. Joshua Johnson It was Tuesday afternoon and Mrs. Christine realized she needed to pick up some groceries for her family. Once she finalized...
Read MoreExperience Faith as a Catapult, not a Cocoon
by Sr. Marilyn Lacey, R.S.M. Theologians agree that John’s Gospel, having been written by the beloved disciple after decades of reflection, offer...
Read MoreFaith in Action Today
This week, Ave Explores: Faith in Action wraps up with inspiring and honest insights on how putting our faith in action is perhaps most necessary at this moment, and how loving and caring for others - and practicing the principles of Catholic social teaching - is precisely what can help heal, and transform a broken world.
