For Kids: What are the 7 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching?

Posted by - August 23, 2019

1. God made each person unique and special. Each of us is so valuable that there is not enough money in the world to exchange for a single one of us! 2. We are not made to be alone: God placed us in families, communities and societies and each of us has the right to

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Doing Good is the Way to Live Free

Posted by - August 16, 2019

Human beings are capable of so much!  This week we all learned what is possible to accomplish in gymnastics, as the news reported that Simone Biles had executed a historic “Triple-Double.” It is significant not just because she is the first woman ever to do so, but in that we cannot help but wonder…what else

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Our Lady of Karidat Fundraiser Luncheon

Posted by - August 11, 2019

Save the date!  Buy your tickets today!  The countdown for the Karidat fundraiser lunch has begun. We humbly ask for your support of our Fundraising Luncheon coming up in September in honor of our patroness Our Lady of Karidat and those who have contributed in the mission of our organization. Our signature fundraising event will

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Receiving and showing mercy: A hymn

Posted by - August 2, 2019

Lord, whose love in humble service bore the weight of human need, Who did on the Cross forsaken show us mercy’s perfect deed; We, your servants, bring the worship not of voice alone but heart: Consecrating to your purpose every gift which you impart. Still your children wander homeless; Still the hungry cry for bread;

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Receiving and showing mercy: A hymn

Posted by - July 26, 2019

Lord, whose love in humble service bore the weight of human need, Who did on the Cross forsaken show us mercy’s perfect deed; We, your servants, bring the worship not of voice alone but heart: Consecrating to your purpose every gift which you impart. Still your children wander homeless; Still the hungry cry for bread;

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Having Right Priorities: Avoiding the Love of Money

Posted by - July 21, 2019

Lessons from Jesus about Money:”Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”  (Luke 12:15)”No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot

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Inspiration from the saints: a young saint

Posted by - July 6, 2019

For better or worse, we all live interconnected lives. Like it or not, we find ourselves in situations where others look to us for an example of holiness. That’s right, someone is probably looking at you to be a model of what it means to be holy! If that seems a little scary, remember that

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All the Ups, and not just the Downs

Posted by - June 28, 2019

In order to respect our clients’ privacy, we cannot always share much about the individual cases which come our way. We can’t tell you about hopes raised and then disappointments crashing down and collapsing all of that hopefulness. We don’t often tell anyone at all the stories of staying after work late in order to

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June is the Month of the Sacred Heart

Posted by - June 21, 2019

This devotion of the Church points to the “heart” of Christ which encompasses the entire mystery of Christ and His entire person and being. When we speak of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we mean to glorify the infinite and perfect love Christ has for the Father and for each of us.   Jesus didn’t

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This Father’s Day: Remember Our Priests!

Posted by - June 14, 2019

Every year the Vatican issues a list of the “Pope’s monthly prayer intentions” so that all of the Church can be united in praying.  For the month of June 2019, this is the prayer, under the title “The Mode of Life of Priests”: “That priests, through the modesty and humility of their lives, commit themselves

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