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: 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: Charity and the pursuit of justice
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace … Justice is inseparable from charity.” (Pope Benedict XVI, “Caritas in Veritate” Pope Francis began New Year’s Day 2023 with a prayer, deeply heartfelt worldwide, for […]
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 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: Providing food and hope for the hungry
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us dream of such a church: a eucharistic church, made up of women and men who break like bread for all those who chew on loneliness and poverty, for those who hunger for tenderness and compassion, for those whose lives are crumbling because the good leaven of hope is lacking.” […]
Talk story: Accompanying the migrant and refugee
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Migrations, more than ever before, will play a pivotal role in the future of our world.” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti”) In celebration of the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 25, many Catholics around the world are responding to Pope Francis’ call to “welcome, protect, promote and integrate” […]
Talk story: In the Eucharist, fragility is strength
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Eucharist is not just a word, it is an action, a verb. It gathers us together as an ohana … to give thanks as sons and daughters of God our Creator. It nourishes us as an ohana through a sacred meal as sisters and brothers in Christ, who left us […]
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