The Church opted for the poor, not for political reasons but for a much higher pastoral concern: the poor were closest to the heart of Jesus for their simplicity, their own view of the world and of life itself This book constitute a pastoral and methodological effort to work out in o practical way this option for the poor and to respond to the aspirations and commitments of the Church. These reflections, originally written for formers, workers, and the urban poor con be of help to anybody who truly wants to place Jesus of the center of their lives.
The presentation of thirty-three topics with hundreds of questions for reflection in the pedagogical steps of SEE, THINK and ACT will be of immense help to all reflection groups.
Jose Luis Caravias is o Jesuit priest who has lived in different countries in' Latin America. His life has been committed to the lives of the poor in Christian communities. He has written extensively in a popular way on issues involving the poor, like Living in Fellowship, also published by Claretian.