Province of St. Albert the Great, USA

2 August • Land and Food Justice

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In our reading today from the Book of Leviticus, we hear about the Jewish concern for land justice and food equity, having rules that overcome the inequities of agricultural land ownership. In the United States, 14% of the food is produced by black farmers, though they only own 4% of the agricultural land. Also, in St. Louis, MO there are food deserts in the black community and people working to fix them. Worse still, is the crushing food and land injustice in Gaza that drives the unrest. To create a world of hope, we need to work at overcoming these injustices.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Introduction from St. Louis Bertrand House  
00:17 - Readings from Leviticus 23 and 25  
00:28 - Agricultural Feasts and Year of Jubilee  
00:52 - Theme: Land Justice  
01:16 - Land Justice and Creation as Two Sides of One Coin  
01:37 - Food Production vs. Land Ownership Disparity  
02:02 - Historical Roots of Land Injustice  
02:17 - Modern Food Injustice in Black Communities  
02:32 - Operation Food Search Initiatives  
03:20 - Summer Meals for Children in Need  
03:29 - Gaza and the Global Crisis of Food and Land Access  
04:02 - Call to Action: Prayer, Work, and Justice