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A Message to My Parishioners before Election Day
The follow message was sent via bulletin to the parishioners of Our Saviour and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts in NYC on Sunday November 1, 2020. Election 2020 – Millions of Catholic Voters Dear Parishioners: In the midst of this volatile and divisive 2020 election, I want to be re-affirm clearly that all are invited and welcome at Our Saviour and the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts. Some of you have or will vote for Donald Trump. Some of you have or will vote for Joe Biden. Some of you may sit out this election – I wish you wouldn’t. All of you are welcome at the Church of…
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Helping the Homeless in St. Louis and a Conversation on the Canonization of Dorothy Day
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan Anthony D’Agostino, Ed.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of the St. Patrick’s Center – a homeless services organization in St. Louis that is an affiliated agency in the Catholic Charities of St. Louis Federation. Anthony talks to us about the work of the St. Patrick’s Center and how, through initiatives like its Hospital to Housing Program, it helps to transform the lives of homeless individuals and families through the pandemic and beyond. George B. Horton is the Director of the Department of Social & Community Development of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, where he oversees the Cause…
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The Campaign for Charity and Justice and Halloween during COVID-19
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about how the Catholic Charities Campaign for Charity and Justice has help parishes and community groups, and also how we can keep safe while still celebrating Halloween during the pandemic. Father Gregory Chisholm, S.J. is the Pastor of St. Charles Borromeo, Resurrection and All Saints Parish in Harlem, New York, and the Dean of Central Harlem for the Archdiocese of New York. Father Chisholm talks to us about the work of the Inter-Parish Racial Justice Group, which funding from the Campaign for Charity and Justice, helps the Parish of St. Charles Borromeo, Resurrection and All Saints maintain some of…
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Education for Girls in Honduras and the Emotional Effects of the Quarantine
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about a campaign to help girls in Honduras get an education and also what the emotional effects of the quarantine are. Lilliam Paetzold is the President and Head of School for Notre Dame Academy Schools, a private, all-girls Catholic elementary and high school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. Lilliam shares with us about the launch of a campaign that Notre Dame Academy is spearheading – the “Women Helping Women Challenge.” This campaign seeks to get the support of girl’s schools across the country to help support other young women in the community of Tegucigalpa, Honduras…
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“Fratelli tutti” and an Alternative Political Agenda
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the Pope’s encyclical “Fratelli tutti” and an alternative political agenda during this divided political climate. Prof. Michael M. Canaris, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Ecclesiology and Systemic Theology at Loyola University Chicago. During this week that Pope Francis released His new Social Encyclical “Fratelli tutti,” Prof. Canaris shares about what Pope Francis included in his new Social Encyclical, and what messages He has for the world in the aftermath of the Coronavirus Pandemic and the destruction it has unleashed. Luz Tavarez is the Director of Government and Community Relations for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New…
