Charity & Volunteering

Pope calls for global, ethical finance reform, end to cult of money
May 16 2013
Pope Francis called for global financial reform that respects human dignity, helps the poor, promotes the common good and allows states to regulate markets.

Minimum wage workers get Labor Secretary’s ear at Our Daily Bread
May 14 2013
Nineteen people shared their stories with Seth D. Harris, acting U.S. secretary of labor, at a roundtable on minimum wage held at Catholic Charities' Our Daily Bread Employment Center.

Mount students positive role models for juvenile offenders
May 12 2013
Students from Mount St. Mary's University spend Sundays volunteering with residents of the Victor Cullen Center.

Increasing Baltimore’s fresh-food availability, one initiative at a time
May 10 2013
Michael Smith, 59, is mindful to eat vegetables.

Foster care seen as crucial to helping unaccompanied minors flourish
May 09 2013
As a child, Johnson Toe spent 12 hours a day farming okra, rice, tomatoes and peppers on his grandmother’s farm in Liberia.

National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes visitor center dedicated
Apr 30 2013
A dedication Mass and blessing ceremony for the Richard and Mary Lee Miller Family Visitor’s Center at the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg was April 27.

Catholic Charities honors dedicated volunteers, employees at annual banquet
Apr 23 2013
Years ago, Mark Greenberg described Catholic Charities of Baltimore as a place where “we cherish the divine within you.”

Archbishop Spalding senior to receive national service award
Apr 22 2013
Archbishop Spalding senior Taylor Michie is being honored for his volunteerism.

Loyola Blakefield honor turns into family affair
Apr 17 2013
Find out what Ryan McCarthy, Loyola Blakefield 2013, had to share about his father, William J. McCarthy Jr., class of 1979.

Tragedy in Holy Trinity parishioner's life led to volunteerism
Apr 12 2013
It was July 7, 1984, and Jerry Schreiber was stuck in a crushed Amtrak sleeper near Burlington, Vt.

Catholic parishes, institutions fear storm water fees might sink finances
Apr 01 2013
Local stormwater fees could cost parishes, schools and charitable organizations thousands of dollars annually if nonprofit organizations are not exempted or granted reasonable caps, according to the Maryland Catholic Conference.

Ignatian road race to benefit Jesuit outreach
Mar 21 2013
Pat Skarupa first became interested in learning more about St. Ignatius Loyola when three of her sons attended Loyola Blakefield in Towson

Archbishop serves with Little Sisters of the Poor
Mar 19 2013
Archbishop William E. Lori celebrated the feast day of St. Joseph March 19 with the Little Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville.

Families open homes, hearts to Filipino children seeking adoption
Mar 19 2013
Brothers Aldrin and Win were living in a Filipino orphanage when they were invited to spend a month in the United States with a potential adoptive family.

Shriver delivers keynote at archdiocesan Social Ministry Convocation
Mar 04 2013
Mark Shriver delivers the keynote speech at the 34th annual Archdiocesan Social Ministry Convocation at Seton Keough High School.