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 […]
Talk story: The hope that does not disappoint
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Where there was death, now there is life. Where there was mourning, now there is consolation. In embracing the cross, Jesus bestowed meaning on our sufferings and now we pray that the benefits of that healing will spread throughout the world.” (Pope Francis “Urbi et Orbi” Message, Easter 2021) Alleluia, Alleluia! […]
Talk story: The living water of hope
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “During this season of conversion, let us renew our faith, draw from the ‘living water’ of hope, and receive with open hearts the love of God, who makes us brothers and sisters in Christ.” (Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2021) Holy Week is a time for us to journey with Christ […]
Talk story: Persons with disabilities: not them, us
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Frailty is part of everyone’s life … Vulnerability is intrinsic to the essential nature of humanity.” (Pope Francis, International Day for Persons with Disabilities, December 2020) While we cope with the global pandemic, Pope Francis reminds us that some struggle more than others — including persons with serious disabilities. In his […]
Talk story: A Child is born to us
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “God came among us in poverty and need, to tell us that in serving the poor, we will show our love for him.” (Pope Francis, Christmas Eve homily) Stargazers around the world were blessed this holiday season to witness the rare astronomical event of Jupiter and Saturn moving closer together in […]
Talk story: We need each other
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Now is a good time to recover the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world.” (Pope Francis, World Day of the Poor, November 2020) This year the message of Pope Francis on the World Day of the Poor is especially compelling. […]
Talk story: Pour forth a fraternal spirit
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Social friendship and universal fraternity necessarily call for an acknowledgment of the worth of every human person, always and everywhere …” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti”) As we celebrate Veterans Day to remember and honor the men and women who have risked their lives for our country, let us not forget the […]
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