CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Dear Sisters and Brothers, “This poor man cried and the Lord heard him.” (Ps 34:6) This line from Psalm 34 is the theme for the World Day for the Poor, Sunday, Nov. 18, which is the same date for the U.S. Bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) annual collection. CCHD […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Dear Sisters and Brothers, “Let us not love in word or speech, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). This challenging and inspiring quote from the New Testament is the theme for the First World Day for the Poor, which Pope Francis established at the end of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. This […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Campaign for Human Development
Dear Sisters and Brothers, “We cannot escape the Lord’s words to us, and they will serve as the criteria upon which we will be judged: whether we have fed the hungry and given drink to the thirsty, welcomed the stranger and clothed the naked, or spent time with the sick and those in prison. (cf. […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Campaign for Human Development
“Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?” And the King will say to them in reply, “Amen, I say […]
