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.
Talk story: Office for Social Ministry
November is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month in the U.S., a good time to reflect on these words of Pope Francis, and how they relate to the Nov. 21-22 special collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and speak to the ongoing initiative in our diocese called “One Ohana: Food and Housing for All.”
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Helping hands for struggling veterans
Again this year, the Office for Social Ministry is running an event for veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Ulu, the Chuukese and one ohana
“Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth, who sustains us and who produces various fruit.” (St. Francis of Assisi: “Canticle of Creatures”) This summer on the Big Island, Chuukese women from St. Joseph Parish in Hilo and Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa drove up the Hamakua Coast in two vans singing and […]
Office for Social Ministry events provide help for veterans in need
The Office for Social Ministry has a couple of events coming up for veterans trying to pick up their lives and move into successful futures. The first, for vets with new residences they are looking to furnish, is a Housewarming Party, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 31, at the Kamiano Center on the Fort Street Mall, […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: We are family
“We all have the duty to do good.” (Pope Francis) Two weeks ago, these words, with the waving, smiling image of Pope Francis, were on banners flying from street lamps all over Philadelphia. This message and others like it were repeated all over New York City and Washington, D.C. We all have memories of Pope […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Images of reaching out
‘We must reach out as Jesus did.’ (Pope Francis) In his first media interviews as pope, our Holy Father spoke of “reaching out as Jesus did.” He repeated this message in his apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“Joy of the Gospel”) and his encyclical “Laudato Si’.” We’ve seen him walk the talk — “reaching out” everywhere […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Bread, broken, nourishing others
“I am the bread of life … whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6:35) When we were on Lanai recently for eucharistic ministry, the weekend Gospel contained the passage about Jesus being “the Bread of Life.” We are blessed to believe in a God who left us his presence in food — the […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Doing something about it
“God is able to multiply our tiny gestures of solidarity, let us participate in his gift … Jesus offers the fullness of life for those who hunger.”(Pope Francis, July 26, 2015) Many enjoy Ala Moana Beach Park for the ocean, the surf and family barbecues. Yet a few hundred yards away at Kewalo Basin, people […]
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