Encounter at Catholic Charities

The Ripple Effect of Care

April 28, 2023

By Paige Orscheln Listen to this episode! Subscribe for more:  BuzzSprout | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Apple Podcasts Each morning I take a moment and pray for Christ to work through me, that I may be…

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Looking back and Looking forward

March 31, 2023

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…

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Reflecting on one year of service at the Catholic Charities Food Pantry

March 31, 2023

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…

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The Joy of Security

March 17, 2023

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…

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Walking the long road to disaster recovery, together

March 3, 2023

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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Healthier Hearts for All

February 26, 2023

By: Judith Mutamba February is Black History month, and it is also a special month for people who celebrate Valentine’s Day. The two have something in common, the heart! One…

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Our hearts were made for the gift of self

February 2, 2023

At the end of last year, I was invited to spend an afternoon with sixth graders from the St. Joseph Cathedral school, on-site at Catholic Charities for a day of…

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Finding Joy Amidst the Struggle

January 20, 2023

How one legal practitioner’s experience abroad continues to inform immigration work two decades later By Marissa Flores Madden She handed me her passport from across my desk and I smiled…

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January:  an invitation to begin anew

January 6, 2023

By Sister Kathleen Wegman, SSND I remember well the feeling of strangeness in spending New Year’s Eve in silence, a holy hour, and various forms of prayer. This was the…

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Awaiting Christmas with Grateful Hearts

December 20, 2022

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18d) 2022 was a year of…

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