INTELLECT AND VIRTUE | Don’t mess with Mother Nature

By John Garvey

Catholic children learn the corporal and spiritual works of mercy (seven each) about the same time they learn the seven sacraments. Most works of mercy come directly from the Gospel, especially from the description of the last judgment. They include feeding the hungry and visiting the sick, for example, as well as admonishing sinners and bearing wrongs patiently.

The works of mercy neatly reflect the fact that we're both flesh and spirit, and both are important.

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