OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Every event and need can become an offering of thanksgiving.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) During this season, it is easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of shopping or planning to see loved ones. Amid the holiday hustle and bustle, it is vital to keep the focus of […]
Talk story: Support the Campaign for Human Development
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I strongly encourage all to give generously to this CCHD collection as a way that members of the Catholic Church can proclaim the living Jesus Christ to the world and participate in building God’s Kingdom.” – Bishop Larry Silva, November 2021 Campaign for Human Development letter to the diocese This year […]
Talk story: Synod: encounter, listen and discern
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Celebrating a Synod means walking on the same road, walking together. Let us look at Jesus. First, he encounters the rich man on the road; he then listens to his questions, and finally he helps him discern what he must do to inherit eternal life. Encounter, listen and discern. I would […]
Talk story: So many in need of healing
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Christ took all human suffering on himself; even mental illness, whoever suffers from mental illness ‘always’ bears God’s image and likeness in himself, mental illness does not create insurmountable distances.” (St. John Paul II, 1996) As communities struggle with the physical, emotional and financial challenges of this pandemic, many also face […]
Talk story: Welcomed, protected, promoted, integrated
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Church is called to go out into the streets of every existential periphery to heal wounds and to seek out the suffering, without prejudice or fear, but ready to widen her tent to embrace everyone. Among those dwelling in those existential peripheries, we find many migrants and refugees, displaced persons […]
Talk story: For our brothers and sisters in Haiti
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “In recent hours a strong earthquake has occurred in Haiti, causing numerous deaths, injuries and extensive material damage. I wish to express my closeness to those dear people who have been hard hit by the earthquake. As I raise my prayers to the Lord for the victims, I address a […]
Talk story: How can we speak of human dignity without work?
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us pray for all workers, so that no one might be without work and all might be paid a just wage. May they benefit from the dignity of work and the beauty of rest.” (Pope Francis, Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, 2020) Labor Day is marked with […]
Talk story: An extraordinary moment of prayer
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We have an anchor: By his cross we have been saved. We have a rudder: By his cross we have been redeemed. We have a hope: By his cross we have been healed and embraced so that nothing and no one can separate us.” (Pope Francis, March 27, 2020, in St. […]
Talk story: ‘Your kupuna shall dream dreams’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I want to tell you that you are needed in order to help build, in fraternity and social friendship, the world of tomorrow: the world in which we, together with our children and grandchildren, will live once the storm has subsided.” (Pope Francis, “Message for the First World Day for Grandparents […]
Talk story: Pope uses Damien as an example of caring for the poor
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The face of God revealed by Jesus is that of a Father concerned for and close to the poor. The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father.” (Pope Francis, Message for World Day of the Poor, Nov. […]
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