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Working to Reduce Poverty in America
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Catholic Charities USA supports a national network of agencies committed to encountering those along the margins, regardless of their faith. Join us in providing help and creating hope for those in need.
Once lost, now found: Overcoming mental illness with help, community
Story - August 15, 2015 - “Life is worth living.” Alan can say that with a smile on his face now, a year after conquering schizophrenia and homelessness thanks to St. Joseph House of Hospitality. In February 2011, Alan, a Navy veteran, was looking for a place to start his new life after being discharged from a VA mental health institution.…
What brain science has to do with poverty
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Story - January 16, 2020 - By Kimbery Nix Lawrence Asking for help is hard. It’s humbling and often humiliating. For those most in need in our society, the traditional model of providing financial assistance or case management is often transactional, cold and ineffective. Rather than motivating people to keep going, the traditional process often makes people feel helpless and hopeless.…
Catholic school partnerships further Catholic Charities mission
Story - April 22, 2021 - By Allison Cavazos, Associate Director of Parish Relations, Catholic Charities of Central Texas Catholic Charities works to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same. At Catholic Charities of Central Texas (CCCTX), we recognize that this call…
Harden not your hearts
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Prayer & Reflection - March 21, 2024 - If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. There seem to be many voices all around us. They speak to us on every thought that comes through our minds. Overwhelming feelings overflow as we struggle to truly listen to who might speak the truth. Perhaps we stop thinking because there is too much…
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…
After violent storms, states face recovery while coping with pandemic
Story - April 17, 2020 - The Diocese of Birmingham “may have been spared greater disaster” because of Mary’s intercession when numerous tornadoes and widespread damaging winds ripped through Alabama and much of the South April 12 to April 13, said Bishop Robert J. Baker. “Because the Diocese of Birmingham falls in the trajectory of what is referred to as ‘Dixie…
The truth will set you free
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Prayer & Reflection - March 20, 2024 - As I contemplate today’s gospel reading, I am struck by the words “truth” and “truly” spoken by Jesus in his discourse to some of his followers: “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Jesus reminds us that…
Making a house a home again after Hurricane Florence
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Story - July 11, 2019 - Roughly three-quarters of a mile down a dusty dirt road sits a home. In its 13 years, this home has seen three children grow into adulthood and a few hurricanes, but nothing like Florence. Ms. Ingrid, the owner, said that the road the home sits on runs through family land. As soon as her ancestors…
Sheltering the homeless a corporal work of mercy
Story - January 21, 2016 - To shelter the homeless is one of the Corporal Works of Mercy. In a social context when we provide housing that is affordable, we are sheltering. In the 1950s, the church in Louisville grew by leaps and bounds. New parishes were springing up, and with them schools. Those returning from WWII fueled this growth. I…
Building trust
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Story - January 12, 2018 - Chris and Gus have been matched since October of 2014 through T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring), a program of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. Chris is a Quality Assurance Manager at Sokolove Law, LLC. He became a mentor because he wants to help youth grow and utilize the amazing potential they have through new…
U.S. bishops release children’s book on the reality of racism
Story - June 11, 2020 - The USCCB ad hoc Committee Against Racism teamed with the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development and Loyola Press, to produce a children’s book perfect for the domestic church. Complete with free downloadable activities geared toward teaching reconciliation and the purpose of confession, the book was first released in December 2019. Everyone Belongs tells…