OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn 10:10, Feast of the Good Shepherd) From Easter to Pentecost, the joyful words “Jesus is Risen, Alleluia” resound around the world wherever Catholics are gathered. The Paschal season provides Christians the opportunity to experience the hopeful joy that comes […]
Search Results for: Talk Story Christ is Risen
Talk story: A story of resiliency
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: 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: 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: Being a neighbor to others
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Jesus asks us to be present to those in need of help, regardless of whether or not they belong to our social group. In other words, he challenges us to put aside all differences and, in the face of suffering, to draw near to others with no questions asked. I should […]
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: Multiplication of the plate lunches
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May the Risen Christ, who flung open the doors of the tomb, open our hearts to the needs of the disadvantaged, the vulnerable, the poor, the sick, the unemployed, the marginalized, and all those who knock at our door in search of bread, refuge and the recognition of dignity.” (Pope Francis […]
Talk story: Together, we will get through this storm
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Here we cry, and we suffer. All of us. We can only get out of this situation together, as a whole humanity and we need to look at each other with a sense of solidarity.” (Pope Francis) The constantly evolving news surrounding the spread of COVID-19 and the suffering of […]
Talk story: To see with a father’s eyes
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Seeing with the eyes of faith is a summons … to create conditions in which every person can feel loved, especially those who feel forgotten by God because they are forgotten by their brothers and sisters.” (Pope Francis in Bulgaria, May 2019) During an historic trip to Bulgaria earlier this May, […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »