OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Lenten penance is a commitment, sustained by grace, to overcoming our resistance to following Jesus on the way of the cross. We need to set out on the journey, an uphill path, a trek, that requires effort, sacrifice and concentration. What awaits us at the end is undoubtedly something wondrous which […]
Talk story: Contemplating God’s face
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The contemplation of God’s wonders, the contemplation of God’s face, of the Lord’s face, must move us to the service of others.” (Pope Francis, Messages for Lent 2023) This year the papal messages for Lent highlight contemplation and service as vital for coming closer to God. During this solemn season, the […]
Talk story: Embarking on the Lenten journey
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Lent is a time of grace to the extent that we listen to God as he speaks to us. And how does he speak to us? First, in the word of God, which the church offers us in the liturgy. In addition to the Scriptures, the Lord speaks to us through […]
Talk story: Bringing to life Lenten spirituality of prayer, fasting, almsgiving
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Rice Bowl provides resources that ‘bring to life’ the Lenten spirituality of prayer, fasting and almsgiving for families, parishes and schools in our diocese, connecting us all with our global ‘ohana.” (Bishop Larry Silva, 2023 Rice Bowl Letter, see page 2) On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, Christians worldwide will gather to […]
Talk story: Lights in the darkness
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Child of Bethlehem … do not leave us indifferent before the tragic situation of migrants, displaced persons, and refugees. Their eyes beg us not to look the other way, ignoring our common humanity, but instead to make their stories our own and to be mindful of their plight.” (Pope Francis’ holiday […]
Talk story: God is always near
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Virgin Mary of Guadalupe wants to meet us too as she one day met Juan Diego on the hill of Tepeyac. She wants to stay with us. She begs us to allow her to be our mother, to open our lives to her Son, Jesus and to welcome his message […]
Talk story: God is always with us
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Your Lord is coming” (Mt 24:42). This is the foundation of our hope, it is what supports us even in the most difficult and painful moments of our life: God is coming, God is near and is coming. Let us never forget this! The Lord always comes, the Lord visits us, […]
Talk story: November: month of the poor
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us care for the poor, in whom we find Jesus, who became poor for our sake (cf. 2 Cor 8:9). He identifies with the poor.” (Pope Francis’ homily on the World Day of the Poor, Nov. 13, 2022) In 2017, Pope Francis decreed that the Catholic Church worldwide would set […]
Talk story: Fighting poverty in the USA
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I strongly encourage you to give generously to this CCHD collection as a way to witness to Jesus and indeed participate in building God’s Kingdom where “the Lord comes to rule with world with justice.” (Bishop Larry Silva, letter supporting the Nov. 13 Catholic Campaign for Human Development national collection. […]
Talk story: On the synodal path, together
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us pray that the Church, ever faithful to the Gospel and courageous in preaching it, may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality, and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome.” (Pope Francis, The Pope’s Video 10, Worldwide Prayer Network, October 2022) Pope Francis releases a prayer intention at […]
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