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            En un mundo de prosperidad, el hecho de que todavía haya hambre es contradictorio. Nos lleva a pensar de inmediato en el contraste de la abundancia y desperdicio de los países ricos y la escasez de los pobres. Pero la realidad de este problema es más compleja y su solución radica en formas y dinámicas que la fe católica ha promovido desde los tiempos de Jesús. Es una realidad que en el mundo una quinta parte de toda la comida acaba en el basurero de acuerdo al Índice de desperdicio de alimentos 2021, publicado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). Para nuestra sorpresa, el desperdicio de alimentos no es muy diferente en los países pobres que en los ricos. (1)      ¿Cómo puede ser eso? Una explicación es que el desperdicio se da por diferentes razones y en diferentes momentos de la cadena de suministro de alimentos.   En los países pobres se da antes del consumo, en el almacenamiento, refrigeración y distribución (producto de la m

Raymond Gawronski, SJ. All rights reserved  WWW.TOGOMISSIONPARISH.ORG Pope Francis carries a prayer intention close to his heart: African Christians. In the month of April, he asks all Christians around the world to unite in prayer for followers of Christ on the world's second-largest continent. Here are the words to his April evangelization prayer: That Christians in Africa may give witness to love and faith in Jesus Christ amid political-religious conflicts Earlier this year, the Christian charity  Open Doors  produced a report called    Freedom of Religion and  the Persecution of Christians . Though the report confirms North Korea as the most difficult place in the world to be a Christian (for 14 years running), many African countries are downright lethal. The report's six most dangerous countries for Christians are in Africa: Nigeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Cameroon. Nigeria, at the top of the list, has more than 8

Muslims are still upset about those 'Mohammed' cartoons in Charlie Hebdo. That, I think, is understandable. Being upset is not an excuse for killing folks, though. ( January 11, 2015 ) I'm upset when my faith gets described as 'worshiping a cookie.' I was angry about a college professor's photo of a consecrated Host, a page from the Quran, and another book's page: treated as garbage. For that matter, I felt disgust when a preacher burned the Quran. ( July 20, 2012 ; April 1, 2011 ; March 5, 2010 ) Some of that comes from spending my youth in the '60s. When I became a Catholic, however, seeing humanity as one big family was no longer an optional: it's a requirement.... More at A Catholic Citizen in America .