"Talk Story" is a featured column in the Hawaii Catholic Herald that highlights inspiring stories of people living their faith by walking with the most vulnerable. Churchʻs solidarity with migrants remain strong - Hawaii Catholic Herald 04/09/2025 Cultivating our faith takes…
One ʻOhana: United by the Eucharist, Called to Feed the World In Week 5 of the 2025 CRS Rice Bowl Stories of Hope,we are reminded that we are One ʻOhana—one global family—united through the Eucharist and called to care for…
Coming Home to Compassion In Week 4 of the 2025 CRS Rice Bowl Stories of Hope. we reflect on the story of Shahadat Hossain, a young man from Manpura Island in Bangladesh, who once struggled to support his family as…
Hope Through Faith, Community, and Support This Lent, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) invites communities across the United States to journey alongside Ana Belén, a mother of four whose powerful story of perseverance and hope is featured in Week 3 of…
Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving Lent is a sacred season of renewal, calling us to deepen our relationship with God and our neighbors through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It is a time to reflect inwardly and reach outwardly, embracing the grace…
Becoming the Good Samaritan: Giving Alms for World Hunger When we reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan, we often focus on his initial act of compassion—binding the wounds of the injured man and bringing him to safety. But…
Ash Wednesday 2025 kicks off a Lenten Journey of Hope and Action Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of CRS Rice Bowl, a powerful Lenten tradition uniting Catholics in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving to combat global hunger. Since 1975, this initiative…
Sharing the Guiding Light of Christmas throughout the Jubilee Year On this Epiphany 2025, we begin the Jubilee Year as "Pilgrims of Hope" spreading the joy of the season all year round. Mahalo to the Pūʻā Foundation and all the…
HE IS RISEN! ALLELUIA! Happy Easter! Thank you for walking with our brothers and sisters in need, especially those families in Uganda, El Salvador in Indonesia who were featured in our Stories of Hope! Please continue to share the joy…