Christian Service
Accompaniment
Gianna House, a home for pregnant teens, sees increased need, plans for expansion (December 11, 2020)
Stephen Ministry offers confidential companionship in moments of struggle (January 6, 2021)
Addiction
Care for the Poor
Archbishop kicks off Lent by serving at Detroit food pantry (February 13, 2018)
To love our neighbor by sharing God’s love is the heart of evangelization (Fr. Charles Fox, November 2, 2018)
Catholic Community Response Team bridges gap between Pontiac’s poor, wealthier suburbs (May 13, 2019)
Blessed are the poor in spirit: Detroiters experience God’s love in Ethiopian village (July 16, 2019)
Parish discovers old apple orchard on church grounds – and uses it to feed the hungry (November 20, 2019)
Catholic Charities to expand city services with new ‘Detroit Center for the Works of Mercy’ (June 23, 2020)
Two Felician sisters establish ‘Deo Gratias Café' to feed hungry on Detroit’s east side (August 21, 2020)
Homelessness
Capuchin Soup Kitchen Choir gives homeless, those ‘down and out’ a chance to sing for joy (April 8, 2019)
Pope Francis Center to build $19M ‘bridge housing’ facility to help homeless in transition (July 3, 2019)
We can’t help everyone, but Jesus does call us to be a Good Samaritan for someone (Fr. Charles Fox, July 11, 2019)
Works of mercy come to life at Detroit’s Pope Francis Center (VIDEO) (October 23, 2020)
Stewardship and Tithing
Over 25 years, archdiocese’s endowment has provided $78.3M in aid to 75K students (VIDEO) (October 17, 2019)
Without offertory, parishes rely heavily on online, mailed-in gifts to fund ministry (March 28, 2020)
Successful ‘Giving Day’ showcases key ministries, invites Catholics to support mission (September 25, 2020)
