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CCUSA continues to support Maui recovery efforts
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2023/10/23/ccusa-continues-to-support-maui-recovery-efforts/
News - October 23, 2023 - More than two months after deadly wildfires devastated Maui, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) continues to support recovery efforts through a dedicated fundraising drive and close coordination with Catholic Charities Hawai’i. CCUSA, the official disaster relief arm of the Catholic Church in the United States, launched a national fundraising effort in the immediate aftermath of the…
Monday of the fifth week of Lent, 2023
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/lent-reflection-2023-34/
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…
A promise of blooms
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Prayer & Reflection - December 11, 2023 - “The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom.They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song.”-Isaiah 35:1-2 In times of struggle in our work it can be reassuring to imagine ourselves “planting seeds.” Sometimes we see the fruit of our work and sometimes things remain dormant for…
CCUSA, USCCB submit letter on FY2025 Transportation, HUD appropriations
News - June 13, 2024 - Catholic Charities USA and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter to Senate and House leaders this week about the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. The organizations urged Congress to to provide the highest level of funding possible for housing and community development programs…
Hurricane Helene Response
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/what-we-do/disaster-relief/hurricane-helene-response/
Catholic Charities USA provides critical assistance to Catholic Charities agencies and the communities they serve — through deployment of disaster experts, technical assistance and direct support; execution of disaster response plans; coordination of in-kind donations; and distribution of basic necessities.Â
Tuesday of the first week of Advent, 2022
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Prayer & Reflection - November 29, 2022 - We are in the first week of the New Year! We have in a very real way a chance to start again. Given all that is surrounding us, I need the Scriptures to direct my heart, actions and words. Today’s first reading from Isaiah ranks among my favorites: They in their day, and we in…
No longer living in a car, but thriving in her own home
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Story - August 21, 2015 - She and her daughters used to live in their car. Now, they live in their own home thanks to Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh. Lateisha had two daughters and a job at a factory. After the factory closed, she lost her health insurance, and soon, her house. The three family members lived in…
CDP awards CCUSA grant to help with wildfire recovery
News - February 11, 2021 - One of CDP’s largest grants will support disaster response in wildfire-affected areas in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington State  Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) receives $1 million from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) Disaster Recovery Fund to assist long-term recovery efforts from the recent wildfires. One of the largest that CDP has…
Blessed are those prepared to meet him
Prayer & Reflection - December 6, 2023 - Today is the feast of St. Nicholas. I hope you remembered to set out your shoes last night to receive gifts of candy and fruit! It’s a noble tradition of the faith, but one that is often overlooked. Bishop St. Nicholas went from house-to-house in his diocese, caring for people’s needs in secret. His legacy…
Impact of tornado threatens more than physical damage
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Story - May 13, 2016 - At the beginning of spring 2015, Catholic Charities of Wichita, Kan. (CCW), responded to a devastating tornado that ripped through the city’s neighborhoods. CCW’s disaster response/case management staff supported a family composed only of grandparents and grandchildren, the former being the legal guardians of the latter. The grandmother was confined to a wheelchair and had…
A blessing to each other
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Prayer & Reflection - December 24, 2023 - Today’s gospel is the amazing pronouncement by Angel Gabriel to Mary of Nazareth that, even though she is a virgin, she is going to give birth to a son. Paul Woefel, a contemporary Nigerian artist, depicts the Annunciation with an African Mary in simple garb and Gabriel reverently before her. This is a humble Mary,…
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…