Story - May 4, 2022 - As part of Catholic Charities USA’s longstanding commitment to immigration and refugee ministry, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, President and CEO, has met in Washington, D.C., with the five Ukrainian bishops who represent the four U.S. Eparchies. The topic at the May 3 meeting was the eventual resettlement of Ukrainians in the United States and…

Story - March 31, 2022 - Marianite Sister Marjorie Hebert, the president and CEO of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, grew up in an Algiers family of seven children, whose Catholic numbers and modest income – her mom was a cashier at K&B Drug Store on Canal Street – dictated a budgeted routine of serving simple family meals. “I started…

Story - November 10, 2021 - Coming from a big family, I always enjoyed dinners with my siblings and parents. At times, all 15 of us would be seated around the table, and it wasn’t just the food we enjoyed. It was also being together, enjoying each other’s company, and sometimes even discussing difficult issues. I believe that a good bit…

Story - June 24, 2021 - With pandemic restrictions easing as summer approaches, people from Princeton to Palmyra are planning road trips, parties, and more. Tricia Risley is brushing up on motherhood. Tricia lost custody of her daughter eight years ago because of her mental illness. But now 15-years-old, her daughter is coming to live with Tricia for the summer –…

Story - March 24, 2021 - When a person decides to enroll in community college, he or she embarks on a journey— one that often ends prematurely due to non-academic obstacles that make the goal of graduation an ever-distant dream. The fact is only 39% of students receive some degree or certificate within six years of enrolling in community college. There…

Story - March 4, 2021 - By Margot Flynn It’s been an extremely rewarding experience, to say the least, to return to my hometown and work with the Housing Team at Catholic Charities of Oregon. I was raised just a 15-minute walk from the building I’m now based out of as an AmeriCorps VISTA. Though I don’t venture into the office…

Story - January 28, 2021 - She’s a diminutive woman whose work is not the stuff of headlines. You probably don’t know her name. You probably won’t recognize her face. But ask the people who are lining up for groceries at an outdoor food pantry in a windblown parking lot on Columbia Road in Dorchester as a life-altering pandemic rages on,…

Story - November 10, 2020 - For years, Wayne Eldridge couldn’t get a job. Shop Rite, Sam’s Club, Dollar General, Goodwill … the list of places where he applied – and got rejected – goes on and on. “Most wouldn’t tell me why. Sometimes they would be honest — they’d say it was because of my background check,” Wayne said, referring…

Story - October 13, 2020 - Pope Francis commented in his encyclical, Fratelli tutti, that the Covid-19 pandemic has reminded the world’s inhabitants “that we are a global community, …that we are brothers and sisters of one another” (No. 32). The pope’s words may have no better illustration than the wonderful events that have occurred in a corner of Mississippi. The…

Story - September 29, 2020 - As an undocumented immigrant, there’s a long list of things Darling Cerna can’t do. When she was a teenager, she could only sit on the sidelines as she watched her friends excitedly get their driving permits and first jobs. When it came time for college, she couldn’t get state financial aid to help pay tuition.…

Story - September 29, 2020 - Theresa Geslicki likes to clean. Stop by her home in South Jersey, and you’ll likely find her with a rag or trash bag in hand, polishing and picking up until everything sparkles. “She’s very helpful. Sometimes we got to stop her, or she will help you from one end of the house to the other…

Story - September 23, 2020 - Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson, provides help and creates hope for thousands of people each day, throughout all stages of life. The individuals we serve are the soul of what we do, and we give thanks to God for them. There are some people whom we assist for decades. Others may drop into our lives…