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They're looking out for those on the streets this winter

As temperatures in the Chicago area nosedived in February and early March, Catholic agencies stepp...

The cure for violence in our community is Christ’s peace

During the season of Easter, we celebrate the tremendous opportunities for rebirth and renewal that the Risen Christ brings to us. Our Lenten preparations have re-energized our commitment to our faith, and we begin a new season of grace and a time of joy and thanksgiving. Especially as it coincides with spring and the great “rebirth” of nature, Easter truly is a hopeful, glorious time of year.

The Voice of Catholic Charities

Domestic violence does not discriminate — it has no boundaries. It hides not just in the inner city and far away lands, but in every neighborhood, every income and education level, every racial and ethnic group and every religion. Alarmingly, one in four women and one in seven men will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes. All acts of domestic violence and abuse deteriorate our communities, lead to more violence and take us further away from the people God calls us to be.

The Voice of Catholic Charities

Spring is in the air! Everyone looks forward to this hopeful time of year when nature renews itself and we witness the final melting of winter and the opening of fresh blooms everywhere. For Catholics and Christians, the new life that spring unveils is especially profound because it coincides with Lent and the wondrous promise of Easter.

The Voice of Catholic Charities

Where is God leading us? That is a question that many of us pray about for our personal lives, but it is also a question that my staff and I pray about at Catholic Charities.

Migration: ‘We are one family under God’

We Are One Family Under God.” That was the theme of this week’s 2015 National Migration Week (Jan. 4-10), established 25 years ago by the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops to highlight the church’s teaching on migration.

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