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What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:14-17
We are called to love and serve our neighbor—but how do we do that? We start by putting one foot in front of the other as we walk on the path of Caritas toward the Kingdom of God. Two Feet of Love in Action describes two distinct, but complementary, ways we can put our faith into action in response to God’s love: justice, which addresses the systemic, root causes of problems affecting many people; and charitable works, which provide emergency assistance for individuals in need. (https://www.confrontglobalpoverty.org/)
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“The conscience is called by this social teaching to recognize and
fulfill the obligations of
justice and charity in society.”
–Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, no. 83
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