For more information about any of the following, or to find out more about Karidat services, please call 234-6981 during regular business hours—Monday thru Friday, 8am- 5pm. Karidat is a non-profit agency which has operated under the auspices of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa for almost 38 years. Karidat exists to serve those who are
“That’s not my problem…” “I hope that no one thinks I’m with Her…” “well, I don’t have to worry about that [issue]. That’s never hap- pened to me or anyone I know…” These are examples of a lack of neighborly concern and are great illustrations of the opposite of Solidarity. Catholic Social Teaching emphasizes the
“Sometimes I don’t pay my workers for a few months…just to mess with their heads.” – a human trafficker in Saipan Unpaid and forced labor is just one warning sign of a human trafficking case. Many traffickers use wage with- holding as a means of control over their workers; withholding identity documents such as passports
…all the while ensuring the common good of all (which, as a reminder, means to ensure the good of everyone without exception, not to try to secure the greatest good for the greatest number of people). The principle of subsidiarity builds on those foundations and then goes on to specify that government, the social body
What if you could go back to the days before August 2, 2015 and use that time to plan ahead for the weeks and months that came after Typhoon Soudelor? What if you knew the storm was coming and there had been enough time to strategize, stockpile and prepare? Imagine all the ways in which
This is the 30th year of Karidat’s long tradition of handing out gifts of books and toys and thanks to all of our generous donors, this year we are able to distribute to over 500 children! This is our first year to partner with Toys for Tots and we are grateful for the opportu-
Priests and Parishes Students and teachers Sponsors and donors for your participation and support during the “Feast on a Feast” event, Mt. Carmel School and Karidat’s first collaborative community soup kitchen held last Saturday in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. We are especially grateful to those who drove from as near and
Advent is the season of waiting. John the Baptist had been waiting his whole life. When Jesus came on the scene, John sent a delegation to ask if He was the one, or should they expect someone else? Jesus responded: “Tell John: the blind see and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the
Thank you To each parish, school, family and indi- vidual who donated in honor of the Karidat Food Pantry Thanksgiving Food Drive, we are so grateful to have shelves full to bursting right now. God bless you for your generosity! (Please be sure to visit the Karidat Facebook page to see photo acknowledgements of all
In this week’s column, we return to our ongoing series on Catholic Social Teaching to introduce another foundational concept, the Universal Destination of Goods. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), we find the en- try regarding the universal destination of goods in the chapter regarding the 7th Commandment, “You shall not steal.” Christian