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Serving newcomers at the border: A journal of moments and reflections
Story - August 3, 2021 - Sister Joan Sullivan and Sister Mary Helen Beirne, both members of the Sisters of Saint Joseph, Philadelphia, spent a week (July 5-12, 2021) at the Catholic Charities of Laredo’s La Frontera respite care center serving immigrants who entered the United States via the border with Mexico. A journal of their reflections about their service follows.…
Recovering at Delaware House and thanking God for each new day
Story - November 11, 2019 - Chris first tried drugs when he was 15. Marijuana gave way to harder drugs, and occasional dabbling grew into daily use. There were a few wake-up calls — like when he sold his car for money to buy cocaine or when he had to defend himself in a knife fight on his way to buy…
Reasons to celebrate: A new year, new hopes and new graduates
Story - January 21, 2021 - New Year’s is a time for resolutions. New goals and aspirations parade through our minds, exciting us with their sparkling possibilities. Yet we all know goals are hard to accomplish. More often than not, they’re forgotten too soon, left by the wayside as minds grow busy, habits return, and we witness our initial motivation shrinking…
Saturday of the third week of Lent, 2023
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/lent-reflection-2023-25/
Prayer & Reflection - March 18, 2023 - “What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah?” And we might as well add our own names: What can I do with you, David? “Your piety is like a morning cloud, like the dew that early passes away.” Ouch! That stings. The prophet Hosea means to sting us with…
Catholic Charities USA Director bestowed ‘Spirit’ Award by National VOAD
News - May 19, 2015 - Alexandria, Va. (May 19, 2015) – Catholic Charities USA’s (CCUSA) Disaster Response Operations Director Katie Oldaker received the Spirit Award from the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) during their annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Awarded annually, the Spirit Award recognizes the outstanding service, professionalism and passion of an individual who is involved…
Year of Mercy: Clothe the naked
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Prayer & Reflection - March 21, 2016 - Opening Prayer Almighty and merciful God, look with compassion on our affliction, and so lighten your children’s burden and confirm their faith, that they may always trust without hesitation in your gracious providence. Amen. Read Luke 10:25-37 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 25:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7, 10-11 R. But you, Lord, my strength, come quickly to help…
CCUSA urges support for evidence-based policymaking
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2015/07/29/ccusa-urges-support-for-evidence-based-policymaking/
News - July 29, 2015 - Last week, CCUSA Executive Vice President Brian Corbin wrote to the Senate to urge passage of the Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015. This act, which passed in the House last Monday, would create a 15-member commission to examine our country’s data collection and research policies, ensuring that researchers have access to powerful administrative data…
CCUSA, CRS, USCCB offer moral criteria for ongoing budget debate
News - May 18, 2023 - As the President and congressional leaders continue discussions this week regarding the debt ceiling, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services wrote to Congress to address the moral and human dimensions of the ongoing budget debate. In light of the national deficit and inflation, Congress faces difficult choices…
Mission of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley is service
Story - April 9, 2021 - Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley (CCRGV) helps people, with special concern for those who are poor and vulnerable, like the many people currently crossing the Mexican border and seeking asylum in the Untied States. Helping, caring, loving: This is the mission. The staff and volunteers of CCRGV make every effort to live by…
Joint letter supporting H.R. 5856
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2024/03/07/joint-letter-supporting-h-r-5856/
News - March 7, 2024 - Catholic Charities USA, together with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, Catholic Relief Services and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, expresses support for H.R. 5856, the “Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023.” Passed by the House of Representatives on February 13 with overwhelming bipartisan…
Year of Mercy – Feed the Hungry
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Prayer & Reflection - March 21, 2016 - OPENING PRAYER O God, you have provided food for all living things and showed us in Christ how to care for the world. May everyone trust in you, who feeds even the birds of the air. Amen. READ LUKE 9:11-17 RESPONSORIAL PSALM 42 R./ Give thanks to the LORD for he is good, his mercy…
Apostolic Nuncio to U.S. Addresses CCUSA Annual Gathering
Story - September 17, 2018 - Good afternoon! I am happy to be with you as you address the theme of migration in the context of the beautiful story of the the disciples on the road to Emmaus. As the Apostolic Nuncio, the representative of the Holy Father to the United States, I want to express the spiritual closeness and paternal…