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 | This Duty is a Grace
BY ANDY BARTON If you want to hear from someone who is really concerned about the condition of our...
September 24, 2019
Caritas Corner | Seeking Justice Requires a Difficult Path
BY ANDY BARTON Earlier this summer, when the practice of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border...
August 1, 2019
Caritas Corner | Our Poor Need a Strong Catholic Church
BY ANDY BARTON As a convert to Catholicism – my family and I were confirmed on Easter in 2015...
June 28, 2019
Caritas Corner | Who is My Neighbor?
BY ANDY BARTON I love my neighbors. They are an older couple who have lived in the house next door...
April 29, 2019
Caritas Corner | A Clearer Picture of Poverty in Colorado
BY ANDY BARTON The Colorado Center on Law and Policy released a report in December entitled “Overlooked & Undercounted...
February 26, 2019
Caritas Corner | Christmas Is Not a Comfort Zone
BY ANDY BARTON Amid the celebrations of Christmastime, it is easy to forget that the arrival of Jesus came...
December 17, 2018
Caritas Corner | Catholic Charities: 50 Years – A Look Forward
BY ANDY BARTON Over the past 12 months, the Herald has given Catholic Charities an opportunity to summarize our...
December 14, 2018
Caritas Corner | Homeless Need More Than Shelters
BY ANDY BARTON Last January, I spent a day surveying individuals who were living in homeless camps in Colorado...
October 29, 2018
Caritas Corner | Homelessness Among Children is Down
BY ANDY BARTON The annual point-in-time survey is a national data-gathering exercise engaging hundreds of volunteers who fan out...
August 31, 2018
Caritas Corner | Do Not Look Away
BY ANDY BARTON In his most recent Apostolic Exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate,” Pope Francis has given the faithful a...
July 27, 2018
Caritas Corner: The Family is Our Best Hope
BY ANDY BARTON My mother-in-law, Kathy, and father-in-law, Rich, have taken in foster children for as long as I...
April 24, 2018
Caritas Corner | A Heart for our Homeless this Lent
BY ANDY BARTON It seems to be getting worse” is generally the opinion that people share with me regarding...
February 16, 2018
Caritas Corner | Charities and donors must do more in light of tax changes
BY ANDY BARTON “Somebody is going to hurt.” That is the way one Congressional staffer characterized the state of...
January 23, 2018