OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “As soon as Mary knew she was going to be the mother of God … the first thing she did was to set out on a journey, in haste, to serve, to help. You, too, have to learn from her to set out on a journey to help others.” (Pope […]
Talk story: A migrant-pilgrim’s journey of service and love
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I love the poor. I love taking care of the sick … I want my whole life to be inspired by love … I shall spend every moment loving.” (St. Bernadette Soubirous) Hopefully all our lives are blessed with experiences that inspire us to become like the saints we admire. During […]
Talk story: It is a burden of love
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Jesus can enter the lives of those who live with so little peace, who have to sleep by day to guard against the human predators who prowl at night … Jesus chooses each one of us to witness his presence to someone in our lives.” (Bishop Larry Silva, homily, Feast […]
Talk story: ‘Have no fear’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “You do not need so much to be afraid of suffering misunderstanding and criticism, of losing prestige and economic advantages to remain faithful to the Gospel, no, but of wasting your existence in the pursuit of trivial things that do not fill life with meaning.” (Pope Francis, Angelus homily, June 25, […]
Talk story: From calluses to chalices
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “You are the salt of the earth … You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 15, “Sermon on the Mount”) In this year of the Eucharistic Revival, the Sunday Feast of Corpus Christi was followed by a week of daily Gospel readings from the Sermon on the Mount, which included […]
Talk story: Making harmony out of diversity
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Today the word of God shows us the Holy Spirit in action … bringing harmony in three ways: in the world he created, in the Church, and in our hearts.” (Pope Francis, homily for Pentecost May 28, 2023) Just in time for Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis was blessed to emerge from […]
Talk story: Constructing bridges and not walls
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “To make migration a choice that is truly free, efforts must be made to ensure to everyone an equal share in the common good, respect for his or her fundamental rights, and access to an integral human development … Only in this way will we be able to offer to each […]
Talk story: Gathering in, leading out
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn 10:10, Feast of the Good Shepherd) From Easter to Pentecost, the joyful words “Jesus is Risen, Alleluia” resound around the world wherever Catholics are gathered. The Paschal season provides Christians the opportunity to experience the hopeful joy that comes […]
Talk story: From darkness to light
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We proclaim that he, the Lord of our life, is ‘the resurrection and the life’ of the world…May this Easter be for each of you, dear brothers and sisters, and in particular for the sick and the poor, the elderly and those experiencing moments of trial and weariness, a passage from […]
Talk story: The crucifix: wellspring of hope
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “God does not hide the wounds that pierced his body and soul, from our eyes. He shows them so we can see that a new passage can be opened with Easter: to make holes of lights out of our own wounds.” (Pope Francis, Holy Week General Audience Message April 5, […]
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