Archive for March 2023
Looking back and Looking forward
By Dan Lester, Former Executive Director of Catholic Charities Seven years ago, as I was glancing at my weekly parish bulletin at St. Thomas More Newman Center, I noticed a…
Read MoreReflecting on one year of service at the Catholic Charities Food Pantry
By Lori Stoll with Ashley Wiskirchen As I reflect on one year of serving our neighbors in the pantry. I feel immense gratitude. I feel grateful that Catholic Charities has…
Read MoreMercy Moments: Episode Seven
*The following episode contains anecdotes from an old friend. Due to the nature of his status in the United States, all identifying information has been redacted. Mercy Moments: Our lives…
Read MoreMercy Moments: Season Two, Episode Six
…I don’t know exactly what a prayer is.I do know how to pay attention, how to fall downinto the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,how to be idle…
Read MoreCatholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri names Sister Kathleen Wegman, SSND as Interim Executive Director
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. Following the announcement of Dan Lester’s departure from Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, and with the onset of a national search for Lester’s replacement, the agency’s…
Read MoreThe Joy of Security
By Fr. Dan Merz with Ashley Wiskirchen In the fall of 2021, Catholic Charities’ Refugee Services Program established Community Sponsorships – an opportunity for local civic groups, churches, and Catholic…
Read MoreMercy Moments: Season Two, Episode Five
We were on time. Being on time is not a part of our genetic make-up. But today was special. I sat in a far back pew with my brother and…
Read MoreCatholic Charities Food Pantry celebrates one year of service with Open House Celebration and Annual Community Resource Fair
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. As Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri (CCCNMO) marks one year of operation for the client-choice model food pantry, they will host two events next week…
Read MoreMercy Moments: Season Two, Episode Four
“Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores me gustan a mí.” – DE COLORES, TRADITIONAL SPANISH FOLK SONG It was “De Colores” day. I heard the movie playing…
Read MoreWalking the long road to disaster recovery, together
By Alissa Marlow with Ashley Wiskirchen I first came into the “disaster world” in 2017, when I was hired temporarily to provide disaster case management services to households impacted by…
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