Poverty Reflection

Love of neighbor, grounded in the love of God, is first and foremost a responsibility for each individual member of the faithful, but it is also a responsibility for the entire ecclesial community at every level: from the local community to the particular Church and to the Church universal in its entirety. As a community, the Church must practice love. Love thus needs to be organized if it is to be an ordered service to the community.

—Deus Caritas est, #20

The Church cannot neglect the service of charity any more than she can neglect the Sacraments and the Word.

—Deus Caritas est, #22