By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

Individuals from 28 states and the District of Columbia gathered at the Galt House in downtown Louisville Oct. 24-25 to discuss and raise awareness about labor trafficking.

“We have identified many labor trafficking cases in the community including in the Louisville area, yet awareness is incredibly low,” said Marissa Castellanos, director of Catholic Charities’ Bakhita Empowerment Initiative, an anti-trafficking program.

“We’ve noticed that labor trafficking is not addressed sufficiently,” […]

By Sister Michele Intravia

Each year during the Christmas season, Catholic Charities sponsors families in need. Our Sister Visitor Center staff and volunteers work to provide these families not only with necessities like food, clothing and toiletries, but also with toys, games and books to help create a joyful holiday in a household struggling to make ends meet.

I’d like to share the story of one such family, whose experience exemplifies our mission to strengthen, restore hope and […]

By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor

Representatives of about two dozen Catholic service agencies gathered at the Archdiocese of Louisville’s Pastoral Center Oct. 2 to discuss what they do and how they might work together.

“There was a lot of excitement,” said Lisa DeJaco Crutcher, CEO of Catholic Charities of Louisvillewhich convened the event. “There were so many people in the room that didn’t know what someone else was doing. There were some really good discussions about issues […]

On November 6, 2018, Kentuckians will cast votes for every seat in the state House of Representatives and several seats in the Senate. The candidates that prevail will begin their work as legislators in January for the 2019 term of the Kentucky General Assembly.

You have an important role to play in this process.  Legislators will soon have to grapple with significant issues related to health care, education, tax policy and the criminal justice system. Candidates for office need to hear […]

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Catholic Charities’s Deacon Lucio Caruso and Peggy McCarty with the homeless Jesus park bench

By Ruby Thomas, Record Staff Writer

The bronze figure huddled under a blanket on a park bench — on the front lawn of St. James Church — could be that of any homeless person. Only the familiar nail wounds on the feet give away that it’s a figure of Jesus Christ.

When a parishioner […]