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Prayer for racial healing
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Prayer & Reflection - May 13, 2021 - Opening Prayer God of justice, In your wisdom you create all people in your image, without exception. Through your goodness, open our eyes to see the dignity, beauty, and worth of every human being. Open our minds to understand that all your children are brothers and sisters in the same human family. Open our hearts…
Many still recovering from Hurricane Sally as Tropical Storm Beta hits TX
Story - September 23, 2020 - As Tropical Storm Beta made landfall between Corpus Christi and Galveston, Texas, along the Gulf Coast the night of Sept. 21, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee prepared to dispatch its “Caring Coach” to help those still recovering there from Hurricane Sally’s wrath unleashed on the Gulf Coast a week earlier. Sally made landfall early in the…
A house, and three lives, renewed
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Story - June 18, 2019 - Part of a long-term recovery grant from Catholic Charities USA to Catholic Charities Diocese of Saint Petersburg (CCSP) made it possible for CCSP to provide restoration services to 65 households with Hurricane Irma damage. CCSP continues to assist those that would not otherwise be able to afford repairs to their home due to low or…
Making the world a better place through volunteering
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Story - September 28, 2018 - Since 1941, the mission of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada (CCSN) has been to serve those in need — the most vulnerable — regardless of race, religion or creed. As a leading community resource, CCSN offers help and hope with dignity as it strives to meet the diverse needs of men, women and children in…
Breaking ground on affordable senior housing in New York
Story - January 15, 2020 - The Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, bishop of Brooklyn, joined Monsignor Alfred LoPinto, chief executive officer, Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and community members today for the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Catholic Charities Loreto Apartments, a $48 million development to provide 135 units of affordable apartments for…
Catholic Charities Oklahoma City
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Member - August 17, 2015 - Guided by Catholic teaching, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City serves those in need, regardless of their faith, through transformative, empowering and dignity-affirming social service programs that seek to eliminate material, emotional and spiritual poverty across Central and Western Oklahoma. Services include, but are not limited to, women’s & children’s day sanctuary, counseling,…
Veteran volunteer teaches cooking, confidence
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Story - May 5, 2023 - Rock stars usually become famous with sharp vocals or by shredding on an electric guitar so loudly that it peels the paint off houses. Renatta Robertson is a rock star volunteer at Germaine’s Kitchen and Café whose tools include sharp knives, graters and peelers for vegetables. But her main implement is a passion for service…
More than just a roof
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Story - May 5, 2016 - When considering people who have experienced homelessness, we think immediately of our friend Angela and her two sons. Angela is a hard-worker, with an impressive skillset that landed her a steady job at an assisted living facility in Nashville. Spend only five minutes with Angela, and you will sense a complex warmth about her. She…
Every action counts
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Story - July 6, 2020 - Tharmini Umakaran came to the United States in 2018. She left her homeland of Sri Lanka at the age of five, fleeing civil war. Thirteen years later, as the nation celebrates World Refugee Day, June 20, Umakaran is thankful to those who helped her and her parents along the way. This year’s theme, “Every Action…
Daily Reflection: Saturday of the First Week of Advent, 2017
Prayer & Reflection - December 9, 2017 - Readings of the Day For me, the Season of Advent is about expectation and preparation for the arrival of Christ. We often think it is His arrival as a baby born on Christmas day, but in my heart I know I am working on myself so I am ready for His second coming and He…
Helping families get the nutrition they need
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Story - January 3, 2019 - It is hard to believe that people who live in areas rich with food go to bed hungry every night. Yet in San Joaquin County, California – which has been referred to as the breadbasket of the nation – “mixed status” families are not getting the nutrition they need. “Mixed status” families have at least…
Sisters fund eviction prevention as millions owe back rent
Story - April 13, 2021 - As the pandemic provoked shutdowns across the United States in March 2020, Jason’s stress level began to climb. He had to handle cash as an essential employee selling car parts at an AutoZone in McKinney, Texas, a state with no mask mandate. His precarious health — asthma, sarcoidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergies — put…