OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “In recent hours a strong earthquake has occurred in Haiti, causing numerous deaths, injuries and extensive material damage. I wish to express my closeness to those dear people who have been hard hit by the earthquake. As I raise my prayers to the Lord for the victims, I address a […]
Talk story: How can we speak of human dignity without work?
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us pray for all workers, so that no one might be without work and all might be paid a just wage. May they benefit from the dignity of work and the beauty of rest.” (Pope Francis, Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, 2020) Labor Day is marked with […]
Talk story: An extraordinary moment of prayer
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We have an anchor: By his cross we have been saved. We have a rudder: By his cross we have been redeemed. We have a hope: By his cross we have been healed and embraced so that nothing and no one can separate us.” (Pope Francis, March 27, 2020, in St. […]
Talk story: ‘Your kupuna shall dream dreams’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I want to tell you that you are needed in order to help build, in fraternity and social friendship, the world of tomorrow: the world in which we, together with our children and grandchildren, will live once the storm has subsided.” (Pope Francis, “Message for the First World Day for Grandparents […]
Talk story: Pope uses Damien as an example of caring for the poor
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The face of God revealed by Jesus is that of a Father concerned for and close to the poor. The poor, always and everywhere, evangelize us, because they enable us to discover in new ways the true face of the Father.” (Pope Francis, Message for World Day of the Poor, Nov. […]
Talk story: Toward a wider we, from sea to shining sea
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “America, America! God shed his grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea!” (America the Beautiful, Katharine Lee Bates) What a blessing it was to celebrate the long July 4th holiday weekend as people across the United States were finally able to come together for […]
Talk story: ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is time to recognize migrants not as interlopers and intruders, but as people who reveal the face of Christ in their love and courage and who enrich us by their presence.” (Bishop Mark Seitz, June 2021) Seeing Christ in the stranger was a recurring theme at a recent Catholic Church […]
Talk story: The potential of migrants and refugees
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY We need to find a path forward that is rooted in solidarity and fraternity and that respects the rights and dignity of every migrant as a child of God made in his image.” (Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), June 2, 2021) On June […]
Talk story: Ensuring no one is left behind
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The truth however is that we are all in the same boat and called to work together so that there will be no more walls that separate us, no longer others, but only a single ‘we’, encompassing all of humanity.” (Pope Francis, Message for 2021 World Day of Migrants and Refugees) […]
Talk story: ‘Toward an ever wider we’
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “As a nation of immigrants, we have a moral obligation to help our brothers and sisters around the world who are in need.” (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, May 4, 2021) While America still struggles with COVID-19 and other social challenges, U.S. Catholics have been coming together to help our […]
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