A Unique Perspective on the work of Catholic Charities and how it impacts our clients and community. These perspectives also appear in Andy’s Caritas Corner Column in the Colorado Catholic Herald.
Caritas Corner | Dilexi Te: Who Do You Love?
BY ANDY BARTON At this writing, a historic government shutdown has left flights delayed and civil servants without pay....
November 11, 2025
Caritas Corner | Hunt Family Housing – a Reality!
BY ANDY BARTON On August 20th, Catholic Charities celebrated the grand opening of Hunt Family Housing, a 24-unit facility...
August 30, 2025
Caritas Corner | “In the One, we are one”
BY ANDY BARTON To this day, I can recall watching “Predators of the Mara,” a rerun of Mutual of...
July 2, 2025
Caritas Corner | Remembering Pope Francis
BY ANDY BARTON Over 10 years ago, as I was preparing to come to work for Catholic Charities, a...
April 25, 2025
Caritas Corner | “I Had Nowhere To Go”
BY ANDY BARTON “I had nowhere to go.” This is a phrase we often hear from those who turn...
April 24, 2025
Caritas Corner | No Child Should Ever Be Homeless
BY ANDY BARTON Taking a child he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he...
February 1, 2025
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
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
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 | 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
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
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