Share the Journey — Welcoming families and gathering to give thanks
byAs Thanksgiving approaches, I am once again excited to watch newly-arrived refugee families experience the holiday for the first time. While it may be…
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Share the journey – Empowering moms-to-be so they can thrive
byThere’s nothing better than being in the presence of a newborn baby. Touching their tiny toes, feeling the softness of their skin, and holding…
Share the journey – Reaching our full potential to serve
byPope Francis has said, “Charity is at the heart of the church, it is the reason for its action, the soul of its mission.”…
Share the journey – Organizing to effect systemic change
byAs a community organizer, every day I encounter individuals facing life’s realities — both positive and negative. It is my job to help these…
We all are individual parts of the whole
byLast year, the federal government added a few words about “integration” to its cooperative agreement with refugee resettlement agencies like Catholic Charities. We were…
Seeing refugees as individuals with skills, hopes and dreams
byby Zeljana Javorek When my family arrived in Louisville as refugees from Bosnia, Catholic Charities welcomed us and provided the help we needed to…
Share the Journey — Refugee clients reap a bounty of benefits from gardens
byBy Laura Stevens Imagine you’re a farmer: Every morning, you survey your crops, grasp the soil in your hands, feel the warm sun or…
Share the Journey — Connecting through compassion
byWhen a former client recently showed up at the reception desk of Catholic Charities of Louisville, he didn’t know where else to turn. The…
Share the Journey — Follow the Golden Rule
byThe maxim “Do unto others what you would have them do to you” is a guiding principle of many faith traditions. For Catholics, this…
Share the Journey — There is only ‘us’
byWhen other humans are bought and sold, exploited and abused for the self-serving purposes of another, it is in fact our own brothers and…