OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is the Church that makes the Eucharist, but it is more fundamental that the Eucharist makes the Church.” (Pope Francis, homily on the 2022 Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [Corpus Christi]) Many Catholic churches are facing declining attendance and increasing religious disaffiliation. In response to […]
Talk Story: Death comes to the archdiocese
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “What I wish for people is to foster a culture of life because there are so many signs of a culture of death … How do we foster a culture of life?” (Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, June 30, memorial Mass homily for 53 migrants found dead in San Antonio, Texas) We continue […]
Talk story: Fervent message from a sweltering Rome
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The journey of faith is never a walk in the park, it is never easy for anyone, not for Peter nor for Paul, not for any Christian.” (Pope Francis on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2022) This summer’s severe drought and sweltering record temperatures across Italy and […]
Talk story: For our families, let us pray
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are older. And by being united in our differences — young people, the elderly, adults, children — we evangelize with our example of life.” (Pope Francis, Pope’s Prayer Network, […]
Talk story: This epidemic of evil and violence
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “My heart is broken over the massacre at the primary school in Texas. I pray for the children and adults killed, and for their families. It is time to say ‘no more’ to the indiscriminate trafficking of weapons. Let us all strive to ensure that such tragedies can never happen again.” […]
Talk story: Building a better future with migrants and refugees
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We are called to renew our commitment to building a future that conforms ever more fully to God’s plan of a world in which everyone can live in peace and dignity … If we want to cooperate with our heavenly Father in building the future, let us do so together with […]
Talk story: Tierra, techo y trabajo
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Something that any father and mother would want for their children is a desire for what should be within everyone’s reach, namely land, housing and work.” (Pope Francis, 2014 World Meeting of Popular Movements) Around the world at the local, national and global levels, people are struggling for land, housing and […]
Talk story: Bringing Easter hope to others
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Brothers and sisters, may we be won over by the peace of Christ! Peace is possible; peace is a duty; peace is everyone’s primary responsibility!” (Pope Francis “Urbi et Orbi,” Easter 2022) Addressing thousands of worshipers at the Vatican this Easter, our Holy Father Pope Francis shared a challenging yet hopeful […]
Talk story: From our social ministry peripheries
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We must personally reach out to the peripheries, to those who have left the Church, those who rarely or never practice their faith, those who experience poverty or marginalization, the excluded, the voiceless, etc.” (Vatican Synod Handbook for Listening and Discernment in Local Churches) Catholics around the world, including Hawaii, are […]
Talk story: Talk story, listen and learn
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “A synodal church is a church which listens, which realizes that listening is more than simply hearing. It is a mutual listening in which everyone has something to learn.” (Pope Francis, Oct. 17, 2015) People throughout the Diocese of Honolulu are gathering to talk story as part of the current synod […]
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