“Jamie, you are such an old soul.”
I heard this phrase a lot as a kid from a variety of adults in my life. At the time, I took it as a compliment, but I’ve grown to suspect it was a polite way of saying, “We know you won’t be the team quarterback.”
Works of Mercy— BINGO!
This year, I gave each student a “Works of Mercy” bingo card to fill out over the course of the year. Each square listed a single action, like “feed the hungry” or “clothe the naked,” as you would imagine.
Share the Journey — A Welcoming Smile
Born in Iran to Afghan refugee parents, Raziye grew up feeling like an outsider. Though Iran was the only country she had ever known, she and her family were never fully accepted — never felt they fully belonged.
Share the Journey — Volunteering is a two-way gift
In 2002, Catholic Charities operated a robust adoption program, offering placement services, home studies, education for prospective parents and stewardship of adoption records.
Catholic Charities USA’s traveling museum ‘celebrates power of Christian service’
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York welcomed the mobile People of Hope Museum March 26, near Union Square in Manhattan. The tractor-trailer-sized traveling museum will tour under the sponsorship of Catholic Charities USA.
Youth Board assists Catholic Charities’ initiatives
The Catholic Charities Youth Board — composed of 11th- and 12th-graders from across the archdiocese — aims to assist Catholic Charities’ initiatives through volunteering, fundraising and networking.
Share the Journey — A journey rooted in agriculture
Leaving our home was hard, and we struggled a lot. However, a shared community farm plot helped us hold on. My family split what we grew in half — a portion for meals and sending the rest to the market. Agriculture was a source of livelihood for many families and helped people support one another during the conflict.
Commentary — This Lent, let’s ‘Go and do likewise’
Our Catholic tradition stresses solidarity: our obligation as the People of God to stand with our brothers and sisters in their time of need.
Today, our brothers and sisters need us like never before.
Share the Journey — A journey in immigration law
I am the child of an immigrant.
I remember being teased as a child in a north Georgia elementary school for having “slanty eyes” and looking different.
Going Back to Go Forward
It wasn’t easy to leave home, but Christian had no choice. Honduras in 2014 was no place for a 16-year-old boy.
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