Share the Journey — Journey with refugee families
byI credit the job I have now at Catholic Charities to an Afghan family I met back in November 2021. My church, Grace Anglican,…
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Share the Journey — Forever marked by young refugees
byIt all started on a series of high school mission trips to an orphanage in Honduras. That’s when I first fell in love with…
Share the Journey — Where no one is the same and everything happens
byI grew up in a rural part of the country where we were all pretty much the same and where nothing ever happened. Really,…
Share the Journey — I’ve learned to appreciate my blessings
byI never meant to move to America. I came here on an internship in the hospitality industry with every intention of returning to Peru…
Share the Journey — An accident leads to a vocation
byAs a young person, I attended Catholic school, went to Mass every Sunday and said my prayers. In seventh grade, I transitioned to public…
Share the Journey — We give someone a voice
byAlthough my teenage self may have fallen short of the highest respect owed my grandparents — rolling my eyes too many times at their…
Share the Journey — Rhythm of work
byI’ve been at Catholic Charities of Louisville, working in the anti-trafficking program we now know as Bakhita Empowerment Initiative, for almost 15 years. So…
Share the Journey — A first Christmas remembered
byStephanie Avdagic says her husband never cries, with one exception. “When he tells this story, he always tears up. Every time.” “This story” took…
Share the Journey – A change of heart
byWorking for Catholic Charities of Louisville has changed my heart. Before working here, I had no idea what it meant to be a refugee….
Respect for life extends to death and burial
byIt seems like a paradox to write about burying the dead in a column meant to focus on Respect Life Month. But the truth…