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Our History

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Catholic Charities USA was founded more than a century ago by women and men who believed that the collective efforts of the church to faithfully serve people in need could change the course of poverty in our nation.

Holy Saturday, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - April 8, 2023 - “Dear brothers and sisters, on this most sacred night, in which our Lord Jesus passed over from death to life, the Church calls upon her sons and daughters, scattered throughout the world, to come together to watch and pray. If we keep the memorial of the Lord’s paschal solemnity in this way, listening to his…

Thursday of the fifth week of Lent, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - March 30, 2023 - The readings today lead us to think about relationships. A covenant is a relationship classically defined as an agreement, sometimes in the form of a contract. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines covenant as a “solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being involving mutual commitments or guarantees,” such as…

Tuesday of the fifth week of Lent, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - March 28, 2023 - “For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.” – John 8:24 Each and every person walking the earth today suffers from a fallen nature. We are sinners; there is no exception. We need a remedy for our nature and our behavior. We can and should grow in holiness,…

Fifth Sunday of Lent, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - March 26, 2023 - Jesus cried out in loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.” This powerful gospel near the end of our Lenten season is a hint of Easter’s…

Friday of the fourth week of Lent, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - March 24, 2023 - “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34) Those of us who have the privilege of serving in the field of immigration legal services know all too well what it means to be “close to the brokenhearted.” Families needlessly separated for decades by outdated immigration laws. Mothers deported away from their children. Asylum seekers…

Thursday of the fourth week of Lent, 2023

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Prayer & Reflection - March 23, 2023 - How many times have you asked for a sign from God? I know I have on occasion. “God, if you just give me a sign, I will know what to do.” People ask for signs from God because they want to use it as a tangible example of how the divine is working in their…