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Social Justice Meeting with Carol Ignacio
March/24/2009 09:34 PM Filed in: Jeremy Sabugo
To live out the Gospel message of Jesus. Luke 4:18-19
This was the opening to Carol Ignacio’s speech, the keynote speaker of the St. Michael’s Social Justice meeting on thuesday 3/24. The only way we can call ourselves catholic, is by taking care of the homeless and seeing Jesus in them. Carol humbly shared about her personal encounters with the homeless people in Hawaii and said “helping and nurturing for these many homeless people has brought me face to face with God”
One thing that surprised me the most was witnessing her enthusiastic characteristic and bold knowledge of social ministry. She also admits on having the most kinkiest hair among all of us in the room. Overall the speech by Carol Ignacio was a great informative awareness speech that has soften our hearts to be more loving and caring to human-kind . Even-though it takes a lot of work in making social ministry happen at St. Michael - all we need to do it pray. She closed her speech with the sayings “Jesus’s death was not a simple one, if you continue putting homelessness a priority through good friday, there will be many happy easter sunday.
In 2007, there were 6,000 people counted as homeless. 37% were Hawaiian.
Most of the children are 5 years of age and lower.
“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners . . .” (Isaiah 61)
Our belief in the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all our services. We believe every person is precious and that people are more important than things. The purpose of the Office for Social Ministry is to enhance lives and promote the dignity of every human being.
Big Island Carol Ignacio Diocesan Director, OSM Executive Director, OSM, Big Island Branch 140-B Holomua Street Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: (808) 935-3050 Fax: (808) 935-3794 email: Carol Ignacio
This was the opening to Carol Ignacio’s speech, the keynote speaker of the St. Michael’s Social Justice meeting on thuesday 3/24. The only way we can call ourselves catholic, is by taking care of the homeless and seeing Jesus in them. Carol humbly shared about her personal encounters with the homeless people in Hawaii and said “helping and nurturing for these many homeless people has brought me face to face with God”
One thing that surprised me the most was witnessing her enthusiastic characteristic and bold knowledge of social ministry. She also admits on having the most kinkiest hair among all of us in the room. Overall the speech by Carol Ignacio was a great informative awareness speech that has soften our hearts to be more loving and caring to human-kind . Even-though it takes a lot of work in making social ministry happen at St. Michael - all we need to do it pray. She closed her speech with the sayings “Jesus’s death was not a simple one, if you continue putting homelessness a priority through good friday, there will be many happy easter sunday.
In 2007, there were 6,000 people counted as homeless. 37% were Hawaiian.
Most of the children are 5 years of age and lower.
“The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners . . .” (Isaiah 61)
Our Mission:
To meet the challenges of the ever-changing communities by utilizing spiritual, human and material resources to empower those we encounter to experience dignity and respect.Our belief in the sanctity of human life and the inherent dignity of the human person is the foundation of all our services. We believe every person is precious and that people are more important than things. The purpose of the Office for Social Ministry is to enhance lives and promote the dignity of every human being.
Our Goals:
To strive to live out our mission through the four-sided model of action:- Direct Services:
OSM addresses immediate crisis needs of all persons without distinction and provides services to sustain the dignity of all people.Justice Education:
OSM educates people and institutions on issues that affect the poor, powerless and marginalized. We strive to address the root causes of social problems, promoting systemic change by influencing public policy and legislative initiatives.Advocacy:
OSM empowers people to organize and advocate for themselves and others toward a just society, promoting self-determination for all.
Community Development:
OSM seeks partnerships with parishes and other groups to help mobilize and build stronger, more self-reliant communities.
Big Island Carol Ignacio Diocesan Director, OSM Executive Director, OSM, Big Island Branch 140-B Holomua Street Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: (808) 935-3050 Fax: (808) 935-3794 email: Carol Ignacio