[Magdalen] whose theology is this?

[Scott Knitter]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:
> A poorly delivered message, surely, but one that may need to be put in the
> parish collective memory to prevent temptations to only naval gaze about the
> political arena, or to "just write a check."

I understand the problem with "just writing a check," but I also
believe there are many who do so as a real sacrifice and ministry,
which takes the "just" away from the phrase. Checks should be written
and do help. Doing so because it's cleaner and neater is not a good
reason, but there are some ministries like the Greater Chicago Food
Depository that do great amounts of direct help to people, fueled by
monetary contributions. Yes, they need volunteers, too, but helping
their operation with a check is real help. I think they'd rather get a
check than a single case of canned soup...the food they distribute is
on a massive scale. Hands-on food ministry is in individual churches
and that's where the helping hands are most needed.


-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA