OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY Parishioners from Leeward and Central Oahu parishes gathered recently for an “enrichment gathering” to talk story about their social ministries and to learn from each other. Our host parish was St. John Apostle and Evangelist in Mililani. The other churches were Our Lady of Sorrows, Wahiawa; Our Lady of Good Counsel, […]
Talk story: We come to share our story
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We come to share our story. We come to break the bread” are the opening lyrics to the hymn “Song of the Body of Christ” written by David Haas to the traditional Hawaiian melody “No Ke Ano Ahi Ahi.” This familiar song written in Hawaii beautifully expresses the experience of the […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Rice Bowl connections and reflections
“We have to follow Jesus and he reminds us of our Christian duty to give a voice to those who are unheard and to help those who are most vulnerable … We can all be missionaries and help our world’s sick, hungry, thirsty and all needy people.” (St. Patrick School student’s Rice Bowl Reflection) This […]
Talk Story | Office for Social Ministry: Lenten stories of hope
“It is a good thing that the Crucifixion and Death of Jesus are not to be judged by human standards. When we think of the hardships so many in our world face, we might easily grow discouraged; but our God offers us hope, and wants all of us to work together to build a world of peace and justice.” (CRS Project Rice Bowl 2016)
Office for Social Ministry: Hearing stories of hope from around the world
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Catholic Relief Services is offering a mobile device app for its Lenten Rice Bowl program that focuses on hope. The CRS Rice Bowl app provides a daily prayer reflection, brief weekly videos telling “stories of hope” from countries around the world, recipes from these countries and a “calculator” to help compute your Lenten almsgiving.
Office for Social Ministry: Have an experience of God’s mercy
This Lent, during the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis calls us to a deeper experience of God’s mercy. Throughout Hawaii, Catholics are responding to the U.S. bishops’ call to deepen our Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving through the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl project.
Talk Story | Office for Social Ministry: Recipes for solidarity
“As we begin this Lenten journey, let us prepare to touch, see, hear, smell and taste God in all things. Let us be sacraments of God’s love and bring these holy senses to those who are most in need.” (From the CRS Rice Bowl Daily Prayer Reflection for Ash Wednesday 2016) The Catholic Relief Service […]
Talk Story: Connecting as one ohana during Lent
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family.” (Pope Francis, “Laudato Si’: Caring for Our Common Home”) In this Holy Year of Mercy, Pope Francis is calling us all to strengthen the conviction that we are truly one ohana. This Lent, the U.S. bishops are urging […]
Office for Social Ministry: Connecting Advent and Lent
TALK STORY On the first Sunday of the New Year we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany — the culmination of the Christmas story that focused on wise men seeking to connect with Emmanuel, “God with us.” They journeyed from afar following a star, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh — offerings that were […]
Talk Story: A year of mercy for the prisoner
According to scriptural tradition, a Jubilee Year is one in which prisoners are freed, debts are forgiven and the mercies of God are manifested. Such blessings have and are being experienced by many here in Hawaii, thanks to many volunteers, supporters and parishioners putting faith into action.
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