Posts Tagged ‘ Emergency Shelter ’

Let’s Go Beyond Shelter

February 22, 2010
By Cathy Schwinden

“Shelter the Homeless”, one of the Corporal Works of Mercy, is taken very seriously by the people of Nativity, as evidenced by the generous support given to the Dorothy Day House, Churches United for the Homeless, the Salvation Army and the YWCA Shelter. But the people of Nativity want to go beyond emergency shelter...
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Update on Haiti Relief

February 4, 2010
By Cathy Schwinden
Update on Haiti Relief

Catholic Relief Service’s President Ken Hackett has sent us this news about their work in Haiti: While roads are starting to clear and food and aid are reaching hundreds of thousands of people, the needs are still enormous in Haiti. Toppled buildings, sprawling camps and tented homes set up on the roadside are sobering reminders...
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Pillow of the Church?

November 16, 2009
By Cathy Schwinden
Pillow of the Church?

Be a pillow of the Church? This message might make you think of an old Saturday Night Live routine about a character who never quite correctly heard what was said. “What’s this I hear about a pillow of the Church? Oh, pillar of the Church. Never mind…” But this is intentional. We’ve all heard of...
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