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 | A Sense of Community
BY ANDY BARTON Throughout my time with Catholic Charities, I have taken occasional trips to parish communities on the...
August 13, 2026
Caritas Corner | Andy Answers Your Questions
BY ANDY BARTON At our recent Gala event, we asked the audience to write questions for Andy, and he addressed...
May 1, 2026
Caritas Corner | The Uncomfortable Challenge of Justice
BY ANDY BARTON What do we owe to the poor? That question underlies much of our current political and...
March 30, 2026
Caritas Corner | We Need More Good Samaritans
The convention for newsletters like this is to impress upon you, the reader (and hopefully supporter of the organization’s...
February 1, 2026
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
