Reflections on Our Mission: Giving
by Cindy Lueckert I happened to receive a call from the receptionist at the Catholic Center regarding a woman across the street with no socks, wearing flip-flops and wrapped in a blanket. This woman needed help, and the receptionist thought Catholic Charities could provide it. It was in the middle of winter and probably only [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Friendship Has No Boundries
by Joanna Frazier I was born on July 7th. I was a sick baby with heart defects. I needed and wore hearing aids. It was tough growing up. When I was a freshman at IND – Institute of Notre Dame – Stevie McDonald from Gallagher Services came to the school to talk about volunteering in the Special [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Believe
by Tanya Ritter More than one year ago, I participated in a new project formerly known as Prisoner’s Aide. We called this new project Project Believe because of all the many challenges that people were facing that were a part of this project and it was the belief of the program team that we could help them. [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Am I Cherishing the Divine Within All?
by Kristen Kinkopf For years, banners were displayed outside of Catholic Charities’ programs stating “Cherish the Divine Within.” This past year, the Agency officially adopted the Agency tagline or slogan Cherishing the Divine Within All. We as an Agency added the All to emphasize that we mean everyone – every person who comes to a [...]
Reflections on Our Mission
by Congregate Housing Services We asked our colleagues in the Congregate Housing Services Program in Catholic Charities Senior Communities, How do you see Love in your work that you do every day? How do you see Love in the work of your peers, co-workers, colleagues – in the entire site-based team at your senior [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: The Meaning of Love
by Beth Awalt There are three words for “love” in the Greek New Testament –philos, eros and agapeo. Philos is the love between two friends, a certain fondness you have for someone you like to spend time with. Eros is the word for romantic, passionate love – the feeling between two lovers. Agapeo, however, is [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: My Career in Human Services
by Rick Rowland Working with people with intellectual disabilities has given me tremendous opportunities. I have been able to see the world in a way that has made me grateful for the things that may seem small to most people. I have greater respect for the differences in people and enjoy when people are being [...]
Our Employees Love to Volunteer
Senior Housing Division Service Coordinators Nancy Belisle, Maryellen McHenry, Barbara McKenzie, Tina Mueller, Jan Pennington, Jill Wagner and assistant manager Nancy Oppel assisted in serving the midday meal at Our Daily Bread recently. They also donated tea bags, books, and sugar after referencing the ODB wish list. Maryellen McHenry said, “Nancy Belisle proposed the idea of [...]
ODBEC’s Pat Bennett-Lynch Receives Mother Mary Lange Award
Pat Bennett-Lynch, Our Daily Bread Employment Center’s Employment Placement Specialist, was one of 45 award recipients at the Mother Mary Lange, OSP, Awards Banquet on February 11. Pat received the Mother Mary Lange Leadership Award for her work through her parish, St. John the Evangelist in Columbia. A parishioner since 2002, Pat serves as a member [...]
New videos focus on the mission, identity and breadth of Catholic Charities
by Bill McCarthy Every day, I am proud to be part of Catholic Charities. I am privileged to work with all of you – people who work tirelessly day in and day out to help and support our brothers and sisters in need. And I am humbled to lead this organization with its rich history [...]