Category: Voices of the Vineyard

Some years ago this column highlighted the inspiring work  AVSI-USA is assisting in Oaxaca, Mexico.  From its website www.avsi-usa.org we are pleased to reprint the following letter from Ms. Jackie Aldrette reporting on the program’s encouraging progress. On Friday, October 26th, Ezio and I were…

“Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as the new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.” –Hans Urs…

The words “you belong” were among the opening remarks shared at the first annual, first-of-its-kind retreat to bring about further healing, relationship, and empowerment to those who have survived an abortion. For Melissa Ohden, founder of The Abortion Survivors Network and retreat host, the weekend…

The following article was published in this column last year. Given the desperate plight Bethlehem now faces we reprint it here with the website of the Holy Family Hospital Foundation in Washington. Faten’s Story Faten, a Palestinian social worker from Gaza, was 33 weeks pregnant…

The United States of America is blessed with multiple forms of Catholic academic institutions. These exist at levels progressing from elementary school, through high school, through university and graduate schools. Some are parochial, some private, and some sponsored by dioceses. In ways that vary but…

Cross Catholic Outreach: Celebrating 20 Years of Service to the Poor “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing,” the late Stephen Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, famously wrote. It’s good advice. And by that measure,…

Many young men and women are called to religious lift but are prevented or delayed because of student debt. OPENING THE DOORS TO VOCATIONS The Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations exists for one purpose: to support vocations to the priesthood and religious life by removing the obstacle…

The GIVEN Institute (“GIVEN”) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to activating the gifts of young adult women for the Church and the world. You may be thinking, “why such a specific demographic?” but this is a response to an ache in our society. GIVEN recognizes…

Nora Cronin Presentation Academy (NCPA) is a private, Catholic middle school, located in Newburgh, NY, exclusively serving girls from low-income families. NCPA’s mission is to provide a path out of poverty through education and accomplishes this by promoting Gospel values with special emphasis on faith,…

At Catholic Charities West Michigan we follow in the footsteps of Christ as we strive to provide help and create hope for those most in need. We are a community-based agency providing a variety of services ranging from prevention and education to crisis intervention. All…