Pithy Words

An Easy Essay

by Peter Maurin

When religion has nothing to do with
education,
education is only information,
plenty of facts
and no understanding.

When religion has nothing to do with
politics,
politics is only factionalism --
"Let's turn the rascals out
so our good friends can get in."

When religion has nothing to do with
business
business is only commercialism.

And when religion has nothing to do with
either education, politics or business,
you have the religion of business taking the
place of the business of religion.

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Peter Maurin, along with Dorothy Day, founded the Catholic Worker movement in 1933. We have great esteem for this movement, which continues to flourish. There are many Web sites that can tell you more -- our favorite is the Houston Catholic Worker site.

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