Reflections on Our Mission: Supporting Children
by Kevin Keegan The services we offer in the Child and Family Services Division are ever-evolving while our basic values stand firm. Whether we are looking at the beginning of our work well over 100 [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Recognizing Love
by Father Ray Chase Love is an odd thing… so profoundly desired yet seemingly so elusive… until, in a moment of surprise, we recognize it! I can’t tell you how many of these utterly unique [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Poverty is an accident of birth
By Dale McArdle My daughter, Flannery, is spending a year in Africa, first in Rwanda and now in Uganda working for Plan International. Reading her blog is inspiring. I was very taken by these words [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Love is a simple but powerful word
by Frances Callis Love – I think this is a very misused word. We say we love this and we love that. The movies, media, social standards have conditioned us to use the word with [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Living Beyond My Experience
by Amanda Ressin Live beyond your experiences. I believe that every day is a chance to help someone and make a difference in at least one person’s life. Throughout my life, there has been an [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Listen to Your Heart
by Ezra Buchdahl There have been so many inspiring and heartwarming memories from the past 25 years with Catholic Charities. The most recent moment that took my breath away was a few weeks ago when [...]