Book Review: 'How Mercy Should Be Practiced'

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How Mercy Should be Practiced
Charity begins at home. Gustavo Gutierrez and Dorothy Day are two people whose writings have developed that theme. In any case, for you to get a man who is at the other side of the street, definitely it demands of you to walk to where he is. By incorporating the spiritual acts of gratitude, mercy and understanding harmony is created. The spiritual acts of mercy admonishes all evil, the sorrowful acquire comfort while those who are poor are fed.
No doubt, Gustavo Gutierrez was the "father of liberation theology" has a liberator. He advocated for the well-being of the poor by acting in accordance with Jesus deeds. Such, would ultimately do away with the many unjust acts. Therefore, Gustavo lived to press for theology
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She criticizes the heavy militarism and the deployment of other sophisticated artillery and goes ahead to highlight the suffering of the poor in "the scandal of the works of mercy. She uses his autobiography to educate us on the desire to have another social order in the society. At her time the level of social evils e.g. abortions were not on a higher level as witnessed in the current century. In a way, charity involves highlighting the pain and justice using the easiest understood language "the misery of the needy and groaning of the poor." …show more content…
It would be good for everyone to be holy and handsome with "alter Christie" radiating from their deeds but that is not the case. From what we can deduce from the Catholic worker, Dorothy Day, had an aim of teaching about meditation on hospitality. For instance, it summarizes hospitality as having the capacity to witness Christ in the people who are within our reach. That would happen if we minister to them about Christ.
That would anger well if the teachings are supported by verses in the holy book. Thus, it advocates for a sort of "privilege" on the understanding that Christ people are so hospitable that Christ dwells in them and "they are Christ."

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