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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Caritas Corner | The Most Important Story Ever Told
BY ANDY BARTON Christmas is amazing. It is a homage to the singular, foundational event of Christianity, yet it...
December 19, 2024
Volunteer Voice | Michael Morgan
Before I chose the Army as a career, I had a great job as a deckhand on a riverboat...
November 13, 2024
Caritas Corner | Our Strategic Plan
Arthur Jones, an Australian-born sociologist and former editor of Fortune Magazine, once posited, “All organizations are perfectly designed to...
November 4, 2024
Caritas Corner | Come To Me All Who Are Weary
BY ANDY BARTON A 2022 study by the Colorado Health Institute (CHI) illuminated sobering data on the correlation between...
August 30, 2024
Caritas Corner | Mercy Now
BY ANDY BARTON In 2005, the singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier released her fourth solo album, Mercy Now. The title song...
July 5, 2024
Caritas Corner | We Are In This Together
BY ANDY BARTON “We are in this together.”That is an overarching sentiment you will hear when you ask a...
June 4, 2024
Volunteer Voice | Volunteer Appreciation
BY DOUG ROUSE Catholic Charities held its annual Volunteer Appreciation event on April 20 at First Lutheran’s Peel House....
May 15, 2024
Caritas Corner | We are in this together
BY ANDY BARTON “We are in this together.”That is an overarching sentiment you will hear when you ask a...
May 3, 2024
Caritas Corner | The Gospel Call to Serve Those in Need
By ANDY BARTON We live in an emotional time. Our culture is increasingly shaped by those whose voices are...
March 7, 2024
Caritas Corner | Why People Need Help
“Jesus’ command to his disciples…means working to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development...
February 1, 2024
Guest Insights | Unhoused Is Not Synonymous with Unwanted
BY MARY ROACH More than half a million people in America are experiencing homelessness, according to the U.S. Department...
January 22, 2024
Volunteer Voice | A “Sugar Shack” Surprise
BY LAURA P. My family and I served at Marian House on 11/11/23. The lead volunteer for the day, Jeff,...
January 8, 2024
Caritas Corner | Let There Be Hope
BY ANDY BARTON At the end of the new Ridley Scott biopic Napoleon, the director lists the total number...
December 16, 2023
Guest Insights | Transportation for Families
BY ZOE JUMPER As I reflect on the families we partner with, transportation is a barrier that does not...
October 13, 2023
Caritas Corner | Showing Compassion Often Requires Suffering
BY ANDY BARTON I was reading at a Starbucks on the northeast side of Colorado Springs one morning last...
September 22, 2023