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Advent Reflections Part 1: The Annunciation

December 2, 2023

Created by Joseph Benevento Or Listen on:  YouTube | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Apple Podcasts What Catholic doesn’t love the traditional Christmas narrative, from the Annunciation straight through to the Three Wise Men?  I worry, though, that some Catholics enjoy …

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Advent Reflections: A Conversation with the Author

November 21, 2023

We’re so thrilled to share Advent Reflections from author, Joe Benevento, this year with subscribers at Catholic Charities. Ahead of releasing our first episode, we sat down with Joe to talk about the process of writing his novel, My Perfect…

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Gathering to learn, grow and participate in Charity and Mercy

October 27, 2023

Encounter at Catholic Charities The first PEACE event, took place at St. George Catholic Church in Linn, Mo. hosted 12 attendees. In total, 82 parishioners representing 28 parishes participated in the inaugural PEACE events hosted in each deanery of the…

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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 service and reflection. It was truly a joy to be…

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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 as I read the cover. She was the first Ecuadorian…

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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 practice when I was a novice of the School Sisters…

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