Rene Maxwell always had an eye for beauty. Growing up in Louisville’s Portland neighborhood she found it in the bones of old buildings, the turn of the Ohio River, and the bend of sidewalks around trees and alleyways. But that beauty was tempered by real hardship. Her family never had what they needed and, because her mom had polio and no […]
Tang Mai Zatau doesn’t stop what he’s doing just because he’s on the phone. On the other end of the line you can hear the sounds of a working farm: gates clanging as they open and close, water rushing from a pump, and footsteps. Lots and lots of footsteps.
Tang is a farmer from a centuries-old lineage of farmers in […]
A sister and baby brother from Democratic Republic of Congo had been waiting for eight years to be reunited. Yesterday that finally happened
Watch the WDRB story here.
When Pete Glauber’s beloved wife Mary Jane became terminally ill early in the pandemic, our team of advocates worked with her nursing home to get Pete and their adult children in to be with her in the days before her death. “It was so important that we be there,” he said. “I don’t know what we would have done without your help.”
Ternessa Beals is the picture of perseverance. In fact, neither she nor the Common Table staff knew for sure if she would finish what she started there. Especially after she had to drop out. Watch her story to find out what Ternessa did and how it changed her life.
Claude came to America from a refugee camp in Rwanda in September 2019 and in December 2020 was named Metro Louisville EMS Rookie of the Year. Today Claude is grateful to “the whole Catholic Charities agency” and happy to be among those who “give hope and protect this community.” Watch Claude’s inspiring story here.
It was easy to see that she was without a home. Her hands were dark and weathered, her face etched with age and dirt. She had come to the Father Jack Jones Food Pantry for food, sure, but also for the kind faces and the easy conversation. She asked Deacon Andy Heinsohn if he would pray for her. “Of course,” he answered softly, and took her aside for a private moment. He held her hands in his and prayed for […]
