Catholics hope to build on pope’s U.S. visit
September 26, 2015 Here's an article from The Baltimore Sun about Pope Francis' recent visit to the United States, and the impact here locally in Baltimore. Executive director Bill McCarthy is quoted several times in the article about the good work of Catholic Charities. Catholics hope to build on pope's U.S. visit
Maryland Interfaith Legislative Committee in Annapolis
Catholic Charities’ Executive Director William J. McCarthy, Jr. represented faith-based providers of services to Maryland’s poor at Maryland Interfaith Legislative Committee in Annapolis Fighting Poverty with Faith: Maryland's Faith Community Calls on State Leaders to Safeguard the Social Safety Net This week, 70 people, including Maryland’s top faith leaders and members of the Maryland Interfaith [...]
Pope Francis’ Address to Clients of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
VISIT TO THE CHARITABLE CENTER OF ST PATRICK PARISH AND MEETING WITH THE HOMELESS GREETING OF THE HOLY FATHER St Patrick in the City, Washington, D.C. Thursday, 24 September 2015 It is a pleasure to meet you. Good day. You are about to listen to two sermons, one in Spanish and the other in English. The [...]
Pope Francis’ Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress
Mr. Vice-President, Mr. Speaker, Honorable Members of Congress, Dear Friends, I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and the home of the brave”. I would like to think that the reason for this is that I too am a son of this [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Encouraging Each Other
by Derek Coelho “Inspired by the gospel mandate to love”: Many of the scripture readings in the Catholic Church during these days after Christmas are from the first letter of John. John writes: “If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his sister or brother, s/he is a liar; for whoever does not love a [...]
Reflections on Our Mission: Catholic Charities Opened My Eyes
by Cathy Qori I came to work at Catholic Charities after working my whole career in the for-profit world. Like me, my colleagues came to work each day to contribute to the bottom line. Our focus was on maximizing shareholder value, and increasing revenue and profits. That is so different from an organization like Catholic [...]
Our Mission to Serve
by Bill McCarthy Our Mission: Inspired by the Gospel mandates to love, serve and teach, Catholic Charities provides care and services to improve the lives of Marylanders in need. Our mission is inspired by our values To Love, To Serve and To Teach, which our mission describes as Gospel mandates. During this Mission Awareness Month, [...]
Joyce Swanson, Sarah’s House Program Director of Client Services, Began as a Volunteer
When Joyce Swanson began volunteering at Sarah’s House cutting the clients’ hair, she never imagined that 14 years later she would be the Program Director of Client Services. Throughout her years at Sarah’s House, Joyce has held several positions including program assistant, caseworker, volunteer coordinator, and a casework supervisor. In her latest role, Joyce supervises [...]
Every person has an inherent dignity
by Bill McCarthy "The love of one's country is a natural thing. But why should love stop at the border?" Pablo Casals The foundation of everything we do at Catholic Charities is the belief that every person has an inherent dignity worthy of our respect, care and concern. Our mission and values compel us to meet the needs [...]
Bobbi Tayman, Caritas House
Bobbie Tayman After working as a delegating nurse for 13 years at an area hospital, Bobbi Tayman assessed that she was most gratified when she interacted with geriatric patients. When a job as a delegating registered nurse opened at Caritas House Assisted Living, she applied and was hired. With five months on the job, Bobbi [...]