Compassion on Purpose
Our blog is a collection of stories, columns, perspectives, and updates about the Catholic Charities of Central Colorado community. Blogs are grouped into Stories of Hope, Caritas Corner, Volunteer Voice, and Guest Insights.
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Guest Insights | Closing the Digital Divide
BY MARIA MENDEZ RODRIGUEZ Thanks to a Digital Equity Grant from the City of Colorado Springs, Catholic Charities of...
August 23, 2023
Caritas Corner | Housing for Children and a Bed of Their Own
BY ANDY BARTON “How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s good, and sees a brother...
August 21, 2023
Caritas Corner | Good Catholic Songs
BY ANDY BARTON Let me just get this out of the way: the band Black Sabbath is not for...
July 5, 2023
Caritas Corner | Climate Change
BY ANDY BARTON This month marks the eight-year anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si’ (On Care for...
May 1, 2023
Caritas Corner | Lent is the Season for Justice
BY ANDY BARTON On one of those cold, gray, afternoons this past February, I ran into a friend at...
February 22, 2023Volunteer Voice | Wayne
Wayne has volunteered with Catholic Charities for over five years in our Employment and Life Skills programs. He has...
February 8, 2023
Volunteer Voice | Dick & Evelyn
If you’re looking for a “Kitchen Confidential”-style showdown, just try serving a subpar dish while Evelyn Koprowski is in...
February 6, 2023
Volunteer Voice | Jeff
Jeff Zearfoss, better known as Chef Jeff in the Marian House Kitchen, has been a Catholic Charities volunteer since...
February 6, 2023
Caritas Corner | The Gift of an Orange at Christmas
BY ANDY BARTON One Christmas day 15 years ago, I sat next to my wife’s grandmother, Marie Vigil, at...
December 16, 2022
Guest Insights | SNAP Households Will See a Reduction in Benefits
BY ROCHELLE SCHLORTT According to the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), people receiving SNAP benefits – Supplemental Nutrition...
November 18, 2022
Caritas Corner | A Vote Toward Ending Homelessness
BY ANDY BARTON Increasingly, in social settings like dinner parties, the person I am talking to will take a...
November 8, 2022
Caritas Corner | Anger Toward Catholics is Misdirected
By Andy Barton The backlash to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in June was predictable...
September 22, 2022
Story of Hope | Monica & Jaime
“Without Catholic Charities, my son would not have the future he has now.” Family is everything to Monica. With...
September 17, 2022
Story of Hope | Jorge & Abby
“It was a long road, but it’s looking better each day.” Jorge and his mother, Abby, were living a...
September 12, 2022
Caritas Corner | Family Homelessness
Andy Barton – May 1, 2022 By Andy Barton In June, a local service provider and a Catholic Charities...
September 12, 2022