How Social Relationships Can Foster Knowledge and Action

How Social Relationships Can Foster Knowledge and Action

When I was a young priest, not even ordained a year, my pastor gave me a week’s winter vacation. At that time, I was very interested in what was called Catholic Action — the involvement of Catholic laity in various apostolates. The summer before I was ordained a priest, I had taken a six-week course in Catholic social action at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The course was organized by Msgr. George Higgins, a Chicago priest wh…