Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: It’s Rice Bowl time

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “CRS Rice Bowl is not just about collecting money in a cardboard box. It is literally and symbolically a box full of stories of hope, prayers and opportunities to help put our faith into action and to share our Lenten journey with each other, transforming all our lives.” (Bishop Larry Silva, […]

Talk story: Two homilies on immigration and encountering Christ

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY The media often negatively portrays immigrants. However, in recent homilies within two days of each other, Pope Francis and Bishop Larry Silva focused on the connection between immigration and encountering Christ. This column would like to share excerpts from these inspiring homilies. On Jan. 14, the World Day for Migrants and […]

Talk story: ‘Every stranger who knocks at our door’

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Every stranger who knocks at our door is an opportunity for an encounter with Jesus Christ, who identifies with the welcomed and rejected strangers of every age.” (Pope Francis, Message for the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2018) 2018 marks a new year with new beginnings, building on the […]

Talk story: Giving hospitality to angels

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Peace to all people and to all nations on earth! Peace, which the angels proclaimed to the shepherds on Christmas night, is a profound aspiration for everyone, for each individual and all peoples, and especially for those who most keenly suffer its absence.” (Pope Francis, “Message for World Peace,” Jan. 1, […]

Talk story: Becoming a more universal family

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us draw inspiration from the words of Saint John Paul II: ‘If the dream of a peaceful world is shared by all, if the refugees’ and migrants’ contribution is properly evaluated, then humanity can become more and more a universal family and our earth a true common home.’” (Pope Francis, […]

Talk story: First World Day of the Poor

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us love, not with words but with deeds.” (1 John 3:18) With this scriptural passage, Pope Francis established the first World Day of the Poor, Nov. 19, the last Sunday before Thanksgiving. This is also the weekend for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection in all parishes. Therefore it […]

Talk story: Welcoming the hungry, weary, downtrodden traveler

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “In reliving the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, may we rediscover the grace of the transforming encounter with the Risen Lord, who is with us always.” (Pope Francis) The recent earthquakes in Mexico have called the world’s attention to our vulnerable brothers and sisters in that country. […]

Talk story: A church without borders

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Our shared response to migrants and refugees may be articulated by four verbs: to welcome, to protect, to promote and to integrate.” (Pope Francis) During the same week in August that the Vatican released Pope Francis’s message about migrants and refugees, we were invited to Mexico to accompany immigrants on their […]