Catholic Charities. Providing Help. Creating Hope.
VISION: Believing in the presence of God in our midst, we proclaim the sanctity of human life and the dignity of the person by sharing in the mission of Jesus given to the Church. To this end, Catholic Charities works with individuals, families, and communities to help them meet their needs, address their issues, eliminate oppression, and build a just and compassionate society.
MISSION: Rooted in the Mission of the Diocese of Youngstown "to minister to the people in the six counties of northeastern Ohio . . .(and) to the world community", we are called to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire Church and other people of good will to do the same.
GOALS: Catholic Charities is devoted to helping meet basic human needs, strengthening families, building communities and empowering low-income people. Working to reduce poverty in half by 2020.
KEY VALUE: Hospitality
WHAT WE DO: Organizing Love. "As a community, the Church must practise love. Love thus needs to be organized if it is to be an ordered service to the community" (Deus Caritas Est, par. 20)
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On Sunday, (Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/080512.cfm)
we read from the Gospel of John about Jesus’ exchange with the crowds
he had just “feed” about their desire for more. Jesus tells them that
He is that more....Jesus is that living bread shared, broken and
celebrated. Though our ancestors received their fill of bread and
flesh, after moaning and complaining after their liberation from
slavery, Jesus reminds his followers that He is “the bread of life;
whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will
never thirst." We continue to live out this incredible gift in our
rootedness and celebration of the Eucharist -- which is the source and
summit of our lives. We no longer need to moan and complain: we know and share the Presence of God.
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis_en.html
In Catholic Charities http://www.ccdoy.org , we continue to provide food and drink to tens of thousands of persons and families a year through our ministries and services. Rooted in our faith, and connected to the Eucharist as a sign of hope and love, we in Catholic Charities welcome each person and family to assist them in securing basic necessities of life, like food and drink (and shelter and welcome and visitation and clothing -- the corporal works of mercy). Food insecurity is a serious matter. In our region, we see many persons, especially seniors and young families, who do not always have enough to eat each day. Our St. Vincent de Paul Dining Halls and Dorothy Day center see hungry people each day seeking a hot meal. Our Catholic Charities and parish based pantries respond with food stuffs and other non perishables that food stamps do not permit. Your continued support to Catholic Charities helps to “multiply” the bread for many in the name of Jesus who always stopped to help a neighbor in need.
Reflection from Church Documents and Official Statements
Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship - Part I - The U.S. Bishops’ Reflection On Catholic Teaching And Political Life
How Does the Church Help the Catholic Faithful to Speak About Political and Social Questions?
Call to Family, Community, and Participation
46. The human person is not only sacred but also social. Full human development takes place in relationship with others. The family—based on marriage between a man and a woman—is the first and fundamental unit of society and is a sanctuary for the creation and nurturing of children. It should be defended and strengthened, not redefined or undermined by permitting same-sex unions or other distortions of marriage. Respect for the family should be reflected in every policy and program. It is important to uphold parents' rights and responsibilities to care for their children, including the right to choose their children's education.47. How we organize our society—in economics and politics, in law and policy—directly affects the common good and the capacity of individuals to develop their full potential. Every person and association has a right and a duty to participate actively in shaping society and to promote the well-being of all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
48. The principle of subsidiarity reminds us that larger institutions in society should not overwhelm or interfere with smaller or local institutions, yet larger institutions have essential responsibilities when the more local institutions cannot adequately protect human dignity, meet human needs, and advance the common good.
Some important date(s) this week:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/ByDate.aspxSee website for biographies of Saints and Blessed celebrated this week.
For Daily Readings http://www.usccb.org/calendar/index.cfm?showLit=1&action=month
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THURSDAY AUGUST 9. St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) (1891-1942)
A
brilliant philosopher who stopped believing in God when she was 14,
Edith Stein was so captivated by reading the autobiography of Teresa of
Avila (October 15) that she began a spiritual journey that led to her
Baptism in 1922. Twelve years later she imitated Teresa by becoming a
Carmelite, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.
Born
into a prominent Jewish family in Breslau (now Wroclaw, Poland), Edith
abandoned Judaism in her teens. As a student at the University of
Göttingen, she became fascinated by phenomenology, an approach to
philosophy. Excelling as a protégé of Edmund Husserl, one of the leading
phenomenologists, Edith earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1916. She
continued as a university teacher until 1922 when she moved to a
Dominican school in Speyer; her appointment as lecturer at the
Educational Institute of Munich ended under pressure from the Nazis.
After
living in the Cologne Carmel (1934-38), she moved to the Carmelite
monastery in Echt, Netherlands. The Nazis occupied that country in 1940.
In retaliation for being denounced by the Dutch bishops, the Nazis
arrested all Dutch Jews who had become Christians. Teresa Benedicta and
her sister Rosa, also a Catholic, died in a gas chamber in Auschwitz on
August 9, 1942.
Pope John Paul II beatified Teresa Benedicta in 1987 and canonized her 12 years later.
CHARITIES NEWSBYTES
August 26. Help support HMHP Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Care Center through participating in the Panerathon. http://doy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=184%3Apanerathon&catid=45%3Astandalone&Itemid=95
PAPAL INTENTIONS: August 2012
General Intention: That prisoners may be treated with justice and respect for their human dignity
Missionary Intention: Youth Witness to Christ. That young people, called to follow Christ, may be willing to proclaim and bear witness to the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
Corporal Works of Mercy: The seven practices of charity toward our neighbor
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for current updates and calls to action that we can all use.
See our website at www.catholiccharitiesyoungstown.org for links to the our ministries and services.
For more information on Catholic Social Doctrine and its connection to our ministries, visit my blog at: http://corbinchurchthinking.blogspot.com/
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