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Daily Reflection: Monday of the Second Week of Advent, 2017
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Story - December 11, 2017 - Readings of the Day “Be Strong, Fear Not” We are already in the second week of Advent and, given that it is especially short this year, it feels urgent to breathe deeply in God’s Word and be fed. The readings from Isaiah these days are so vivid and paint, at least in my mind, an…
Leadership
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Catholic Charities USA’s leaders are responsible for engaging and inspiring team members, who are focused on supporting our national member network as we collectively help those in need.
Catholic Charities Diocese of St Cloud
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Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities is a nonprofit organization supported by generous individuals, foundations, businesses and faith communities. At the heart of Catholic Charities is people. People seeking help, people offering help and people who believe that we are all a community of neighbors, here in central Minnesota. The most important people to us are our clients: those…
National Mentoring Month: Everyone needs a friend
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Story - January 8, 2024 - This National Mentoring Month, CCUSA is sharing stories that showcase Catholic Charities agencies’ incredible efforts to foster the development of youth to their full potential. Catholic Community Services of Utah, through its Refugee Youth Mentoring program, matches newly arrived refugee youth with mentors who help them adjust to a new cultural environment, discover and develop…
Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown
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Member - August 17, 2015 - Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown, helps individuals and families of all faiths in Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill counties. We provide critical programs to connect clients with human services. These programs include counseling, case management, supportive services for veterans and their families, soup kitchens and food pantries, a mobile community kitchen, pregnancy and parenting…
Food rescue lessens hunger, helps environment
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Story - February 6, 2020 - After reading Laudato Sí, Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for the earth, Elizabeth Acevedo asked herself, “Where do I fit in?” It’s precisely the question Pope Francis wants the reader to ask: “All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience,…
CCUSA letter on FY23 labor, health and human services, education appropriations bill
News - May 13, 2022 - The Honorable Patty Murray Chairman Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Roy Blunt Ranking Member Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Murray and Ranking Member Blunt: As you engage in discussions concerning the…
A journal of recovery efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands: September 18, 2017
Story - September 19, 2017 - The first word about Hurricane Irma reached our cozy retirement home in southern Indiana on Labor Day, bringing with it stark memories of the terrors and hardship inflicted by previous storms on our long-time home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as fears for good friends there now and for the island community that…
Thursday of the fourth week of Advent, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - December 22, 2022 - Many people come to Catholic Charities seeking a reversal of their lives’ realities. What hungry person wouldn’t want a full refrigerator, or what homeless person wouldn’t want their own house — not for just for today but forever? Sometimes their expectations weigh us down and their pent-up frustrations or despair overwhelm us. We know that…
Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
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Member - August 14, 2015 - For 80 years, Catholic social service agencies served the six counties of the Archdiocese of Detroit. In 2013, these agencies unified to form Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan (CCSEM). As the principal agency for mercy-driven activities within the Archdiocese, CCSEM delivers compassionate services and upholds a legacy of support. Annually, CCSEM reaches over 20,000 people…
Homeless advocate lives up to God’s counteroffer
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Story - April 5, 2019 - As she neared her retirement, Liz Stanton offered God a deal she hoped he couldn’t resist. She just never expected that God would make her a counteroffer. “When I retired at 66, I told him I would give him my time, energy and prayer, in exchange for him guiding me into opportunities to serve others—ultimately…
Money, hard work bring pandemic aid bill to finish line
Story - December 22, 2020 - What had been separate Democratic and Republican coronavirus relief bills became a bipartisan effort thanks to Congress’ Problem Solvers Caucus, according to a lobbyist for Network, a Catholic social justice lobby. The measure was passed late Dec. 21 before Congress wrapped up its work for its two-year session, with President Donald Trump’s signature on the…