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A Church for everyone
Rhonda Scott, deaf services coordinator for Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph provides American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at several parishes and during special events across the...
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To serve and Lift | People to be loved
by Jody Breuer, Senior Director of Development Catholic Charities Have you ever had a moment where a single act of kindness changed your day? A well-timed phone call, an unexpected helping hand or a...
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Sharing Life | Catholic Charities of Kansas City- St. Joseph Serves the...
Rhonda Scott, Deaf Services Coordinator of Catholic Charities Kansas City-St. Joseph (CCKCSJ), shared her memories on how she became a sign language interpreter: “I grew up assuming that all Catholics...
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To Serve and Lift | Our Lady of Hope Society
By Kylie Helmer | Photos by John Caulfield and Glenn Hemberger This spring, Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced the inauguration of the Our Lady of Hope Society which recognizes...
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To Serve and Lift | Generations of Faith
Brooke Chirpich By Katie Pike The work of Catholic Charities is a tangible response to the Gospel call to care for the least among us. Involving our youth in this response is a wonderful way to...
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To Serve and Lift | Transformative Routines during Lent and Beyond
By Katie Pike Think about your morning routine. Do you stretch or go for a jog? Maybe you hop in the shower or grab a cup of coffee. Perhaps you read the paper or scroll your phone. We all typically...
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To Serve and Lift | Join Catholic Charities in becoming a “saint next door”
By Katie Pike, Annual Appeal Manager | Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph In Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Rejoice and Be Glad, he describes the “saints next door” as those living...
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To serve and lift | Blessed, joyful and grateful
getty images | solstock By Susan Walker, Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph A long time ago, in a Kansas City suburb not so far away, I was part of a large class of high school graduates. In...
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To Serve & Lift | Outpace Poverty
by Susan Walker Guide my feet while I run this race, for I don’t want to run this race in vain! Spiritual hymn based on Psalm 119 For the past 10 years, Catholic Charities has hosted the Outpace...
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To Serve and Lift | The Invisible Cross
By Susan Walker In any given year, 1 in 5 American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition and 50 percent of Americans will meet the criteria of a diagnosable mental health condition...
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To Serve and Lift | The Beginning of a New Life
by Susan Walker We just finished 40 days of Lent in order to prepare to celebrate 50 days of Easter! During Lent, we practice specific disciplines: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It’s a time of real...
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To Serve & Lift | Transforming the poverty mindset into hope
By Susan Walker Every Lent brings the possibility of hope to the forefront of our lives. Most of us choose something to work on during Lent — and that “something” often has to do with changing habits...
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You are not alone.
By Susan Walker There’s a place where we don’t have to feel unknownAnd every time that you call outYou’re a little less aloneIf you only say the wordFrom across the silence your voice is heard—“You...
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Dignity of self-reliance: the heart of our mission
Ashley Everett, Catholic Charities When Sarah and her young daughter walked into to Catholic Charities’ Welcome Center, they were obviously in distress. After fleeing an abusive relationship, they had...
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Continue to pray for Dobbs | Resources for a post-decision world
A decision on the U.S. Supreme Court case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health is expected to be announced very soon. In the U.S., abortion takes the lives of almost one million unborn children each year....
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‘Go out to the world …’with Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities volunteers are available to field questions, offer information and make connections in a way that staff cannot. By Susan Walker Approximately 1.5 million people live in the 27...
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Social Butterflies
By Brigette Chirpich Out of the cold and snowy winter, we emerge into the sunshine of spring. We wander through the tree blossoms and spy the pale green leafy buds that follow. We see the sun more...
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Be a Simon
By Brigette Chirpich, Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph Do you know Simon? This isn’t a movie starring a recalcitrant teen. This isn’t a rock singer crooning for millions of dollars. This...
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Generosity: the flow of God’s blessings into the world
“To equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the Body of Christ.” – Ephesians 4:12 By Robert Sandford The Annual Catholic Appeal gathers, in one sweeping gesture of the body of...
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Life & Justice grants help 14 area organizations serve those in need
Representatives from the 14 organizations receiving Life & Justice grants gathered for a group picture May 6 before adjourning for the evening. (Megan Marley/Key photo) Megan Marley Hospitals,...
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