OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May Jesus, our Passover, grant strength and hope to all who work diligently to guarantee the essential services necessary to ease people’s difficulties and sufferings.” (Pope Francis, Easter 2020) The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the whole world. Yet amid the tragedies, we hear through […]
Talk story: Together, we will get through this storm
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Here we cry, and we suffer. All of us. We can only get out of this situation together, as a whole humanity and we need to look at each other with a sense of solidarity.” (Pope Francis) The constantly evolving news surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and the suffering of […]
Talk story: In Christ we are never alone
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “In the present situation in which we find ourselves living more or less isolated, we are invited to rediscover and deepen the value of the communion that unites all the members of the church … united in Christ we are never alone.” (Pope Francis, Lenten homily in the chapel of the […]
Talk story: Improved diets, improved lives
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We all need food to nourish us and keep us healthy. Without food, we find it hard to concentrate, study, do our work or even play. Jesus often shared meals with friends and even strangers, and he teaches us to be generous in sharing what we have to eat with others.” […]
Talk story: Three lives made better thanks to Catholic Relief Services
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY Home is often our place of comfort and safety — something we take care of, where we sleep, eat, and spend time with our family. (CRS Lenten Rice Bowl 2020) Food, water and safe shelter are the basic necessities of any home. Lent provides a time to reflect on the essentials […]
Talk story: A modern miracle feeds the weary multitudes
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Throughout Lent this year, the CRS Rice Bowl reflects on the hopeful Gospel story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 with just a few loaves and fishes. At the heart of this Gospel miracle, a poor youth offers to share his humble food with others who are hungry. Christ transforms his sacrifice […]
Talk story: War, migrants and prayers for a new year
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Peace is a profound aspiration for everyone, for each individual and all peoples, and especially for those who most keenly suffer its absence. In order to find that peace, they are willing to risk their lives on a journey that is often long and perilous, to endure hardships and suffering, and […]
Talk story: Encountering Christ through a myriad of ministries
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s grace.” (1 Peter 4:10) 2020 is not only a brand new year, but also the start of a new decade that will need, more than ever, the clarity of “20/20” vision. This January, […]
Talk story: This year, leave your comfort zones
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Yet in the Spirit of this wonderful Christmas Story we will find Jesus most concretely when we travel out of our comfortable places. As he was first found in the poorest conditions on the night of his birth, we find him in the poor, the homeless and the hungry as we […]
Talk story: The nativity scene: contemplating the Christmas story
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The depiction of Jesus’ birth is itself a simple and joyful proclamation of the mystery of the Incarnation of the Son of God … The nativity scene is like a living Gospel rising up from the pages of sacred Scripture.” (Pope Francis’ apostolic letter on the nativity scene, “Admirabile Signum” [“Enchanting […]
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