Erin Cordle comes to RCIA

Erin Cordle came to RCIA to enter into a discussion with the group about the social teaching of the Catholic Church.  It was an evening to remember as she engaged the group. Working with their input she opened up awareness in simple and concrete terms.   
             Simple concepts included:
                           "working with the poor and marginalized" 
                           "respecting their dignity. . . ask them what they need . . . they know"
             Concrete terms:
                            "the two feet of Social Concerns . . . Charity & Justice"  We live our faith,
                             we stand with others in faith and we walk with them . . . with our feet.

Then we gathered around 4 tables and the manila envelopes were given, one to each table.  The task seemed simple . . . open the envelopes and using only what is inside follow the directions.  It seemed like craft time.  (Make a puppet, make a paper chain link, make a cube, make a paper airplane . . .)

Not quite so  . . . one table had not only everything they needed to complete the tasks, but an abundance of everything.  Another table had nothing they needed to complete the tasks and the two remaining tables had some or most of what they needed.

Life in a microcosm . . . an introduction to Social Justice . . . becoming real in our response to the situation in front of us.