News - October 26, 2015 - Long overdue criminal justice reform legislation is beginning to advance in the U.S. Congress. In a major step forward, last week the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123). Prior to introduction of the bill, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic…

Member - August 14, 2015 - Services

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,…

News - February 15, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA joins in a faith letter urging the Senate leadership to take up and pass the EQUAL Act. The EQUAL Act will reduce bias in drug sentencing laws that have resulted in unequal outcomes across racial groups. CCUSA is committed to the fair treatment of all people based on the God-given dignity of…

Member - August 13, 2015 - Services

News - March 18, 2019 - Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, on behalf of the Catholic Charities ministry in the United States, urged the House and Senate budget committees to pass a bipartisan solution that addresses the sequester caps and protects programs that help poor and vulnerable families. Read the full letters: House and Senate.

Story - June 16, 2016 - When Mamie Sanders received the letter from her landlord stating her rent would be considerably raised, she had no choice but to move out in 30 days. With affordable housing a rare find, she and her three children (ages 12, 17 and 18) were without anywhere to live. So they split up and stayed with…

Story - December 1, 2021 - By Tara McMullen A patient awakens in a hospital room. Bright lights. Beeping monitors. A nurse enters and informs them they’ve been revived from an opiate overdose. They were lucky this time. Would they like to speak with someone about recovery?  Here in this hospital room is where the Max Kolbe Program (MAX), a unique intervention program launched by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Cleveland (CC…

Story - July 30, 2019 - When a medical crisis sent a recent immigrant into a downward spiral, he lacked the safety net to rebound to self-sufficiency. Catholic Social Services’ Guadalupe Center staff intervened to prevent his family from becoming homeless. When Javier relocated to Columbus from Venezuela, he found stable work doing construction and settled his wife and 5-year old…

Story - February 27, 2018 - Mental illness impacts the entire family, not just the individual with a diagnosis. At Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, the Behavioral Health Services team works with families of consumers, providing education, advocacy and support. Recently, one family was so grateful for the care, they made a monetary donation to Delaware House’s Partial Care and Residential…

Prayer & Reflection - March 27, 2023 - As I prayed with today’s readings — the disturbing story of Susanna in the Book of Daniel, the all-too-familiar words of Psalm 23, and Jesus’ challenging the Pharisees in John’s Gospel — I asked God for help in seeing what God wants to show me in these stories. The piece that caught my attention is…

Prayer & Reflection - February 14, 2024 - With apologies to romantics, there is something alluring about Ash Wednesday falling on Valentine’s Day. There is no burying the lede in today’s readings. The very first line sums up God’s desire: “Return to me with your whole heart.” With these words, we enter forty days of the Season of Lent, marked by prayer, fasting,…