OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us dream of such a church: a eucharistic church, made up of women and men who break like bread for all those who chew on loneliness and poverty, for those who hunger for tenderness and compassion, for those whose lives are crumbling because the good leaven of hope is lacking.” […]
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Talk story: Accompanying the migrant and refugee
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Migrations, more than ever before, will play a pivotal role in the future of our world.” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti”) In celebration of the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 25, many Catholics around the world are responding to Pope Francis’ call to “welcome, protect, promote and integrate” […]
Talk story: In the Eucharist, fragility is strength
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Eucharist is not just a word, it is an action, a verb. It gathers us together as an ohana … to give thanks as sons and daughters of God our Creator. It nourishes us as an ohana through a sacred meal as sisters and brothers in Christ, who left us […]
Talk story: The Eucharist: Multiplying the living presence
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is the Church that makes the Eucharist, but it is more fundamental that the Eucharist makes the Church.” (Pope Francis, homily on the 2022 Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [Corpus Christi]) Many Catholic churches are facing declining attendance and increasing religious disaffiliation. In response to […]
Talk story: Old age is a season of enduring fruitfulness
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Old age is no time to give up and lower the sails, but a season of enduring fruitfulness: a new mission awaits us and bids us to look to the future.” (Pope Francis, second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 24) Honoring our grandparents and aging kupuna is a […]
Talk story: From a land shared in friendship
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “This farm is important because … we try to create hope … We connect with land, people, children. We connect with God. God is not up in the sky. He is here in everybody.” (Luigi “Gigi” Cocquio, Hoa Aina O Makaha, Oahu) Hopefully all are enjoying summer blessings in Hawaii nei, […]
Talk Story: Death comes to the archdiocese
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “What I wish for people is to foster a culture of life because there are so many signs of a culture of death … How do we foster a culture of life?” (Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, June 30, memorial Mass homily for 53 migrants found dead in San Antonio, Texas) We continue […]
Talk story: Fervent message from a sweltering Rome
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The journey of faith is never a walk in the park, it is never easy for anyone, not for Peter nor for Paul, not for any Christian.” (Pope Francis on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2022) This summer’s severe drought and sweltering record temperatures across Italy and […]
Talk story: For our families, let us pray
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are older. And by being united in our differences — young people, the elderly, adults, children — we evangelize with our example of life.” (Pope Francis, Pope’s Prayer Network, […]
Talk story: This epidemic of evil and violence
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “My heart is broken over the massacre at the primary school in Texas. I pray for the children and adults killed, and for their families. It is time to say ‘no more’ to the indiscriminate trafficking of weapons. Let us all strive to ensure that such tragedies can never happen again.” […]
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