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SARose

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27. Pope Leo XIV

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 07:12 PM

Nov 3

Love for the Lord, then, is one with love for the poor. The same Jesus who tells us, “The poor you will always have with you” (Mt 26:11), also promises the disciples: “I am with you always” (Mt 28:20). We likewise think of his saying: “Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). This is not a matter of mere human kindness but a revelation: contact with those who are lowly and powerless is a fundamental way of encountering the Lord of history. In the poor, he continues to speak to us.

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But more importantly, at least to me, we live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. The very idea that human beings go to bed hungry in this nation while other people attend a billionaire’s Great Gatsby ball on Halloween disgusts me.

I paid for my groceries today, too. I also donated food to my local food bank this week. I am eternally grateful to be able to do this because there was a time when my husband and I passed around 69 cents among four other friends to eat pinto beans for supper.

I understand what being hungry feels like. I understand what too much month and not enough pay check means. We were blessed to have kin who were generous with produce from their gardens.

Can we do any less for our suffering brothers and sisters?

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Strange that we dissect a single mother's grocery cart... [View all] applegrove Nov 3 OP

We do have a tendency to pretend the purchase of a candy bar is a travesty Torchlight Nov 3 #1

Well said PatSeg Nov 3 #8

Jeff Bezos, heavily subsidized by the US taxpayer, spent $60 million on his recent wedding. Irish_Dem Nov 3 #15

The golf outings this year alone..... Hope22 Nov 3 #18

Money is no object for Trump and his pals for luxury and stunts. Irish_Dem Nov 3 #19

Somehow people like Bezos are entitled PatSeg Nov 3 #29

Yes the ability to scam and hurt other humans gives them special status. Irish_Dem Nov 4 #32

Indeed. calimary Nov 3 #2

Exactly. What they spend their money and OUR money on. B.See Nov 3 #3

Don't forget the gofing outings that have cost us 71 million so far in 2025! HeartsCanHope Nov 3 #25

The amount given as a quote popsdenver Nov 4 #31

So true Solly Mack Nov 3 #4

It's called misdirection... Fil1957 Nov 3 #5

The judgement that we inflict on the poor is JMCKUSICK Nov 3 #6

DURec leftstreet Nov 3 #7

trumpniks think other people having food IS a crime. Grokenstein Nov 3 #9

Well Katcat Nov 3 #10

Totally Spot on! Evolve Dammit Nov 3 #11

A few days ago I saw a MSM article discussing SNAP benefits while zeroing in on numerous shopping carts. flashman13 Nov 3 #12

They don't want to know that these parents are working 3-4 jobs and the kids have to feed themselves. Clouds Passing Nov 3 #22

I'm really tired of folks judging others SARose Nov 3 #13

And Jesus didn't ask questions of the people he gave the food to. Wednesdays Nov 3 #24

The billionaires are and have been buying the government they want, just like FDR warned. nt ShazamIam Nov 3 #14

Ha! Good one! Joinfortmill Nov 3 #16

there are some that see no problem with this. the attitude seems to be i am paying for that why are you getting it. dawn5651 Nov 3 #17

Pope Leo XIV SARose Nov 3 #27

i was behind a woman in tn who had food stamps or the childrens one..and the cashier was rude..went thru every thing dawn5651 Nov 4 #36

Around here, they seem to get a lot of flack for fruit flavored sugary soda Warpy Nov 3 #20

It's like this. They'd rather people go hungry.... paleotn Nov 3 #21

Before SNAP's plastic card, food stamps were bits of paper. madamesilverspurs Nov 3 #23

Years ago, in California, during Republican Legislative control, users of the WIC Program... BurnDoubt Nov 3 #26

Unfortunately . . . Aussie105 Nov 3 #28

Trump should be searched everytime he leaves the whithe house NT timms139 Nov 3 #30

K&R BlueWavePsych Nov 4 #33

MAPA that's what pedo Trump Farmer-Rick Nov 4 #34

Bullies usually select easy targets dlk Nov 4 #35

I was reading this earlier today jfz9580m Nov 4 #37