Robert “Rob” McCann, CEO of Catholic Charities Eastern Washington (CCEW), will be the keynote speaker Sunday for GU's undergraduate ceremony. McCann is an alumni with a M.A. and Ph.D. from Gonzaga, and as part of the ceremony, he will receive the DeSmet Medal in recognition of his career of service.
Read More »New Catalyst Project Aims to Be ‘Somewhere Between Emergency Shelter and Permanent Independent Housing’
The Catalyst Project is Spokane’s newest emergency housing program with the number of occupants rising. The Catalyst opened its doors on Dec. 8 and is run by Catholic Charities, a non-profit organization, said Dawn Kinder, chief stabilization officer of the Catalyst Project. The building is located in the downtown area of Spokane.
Read More »Catholic Charities Club Aims to Involve Seniors in Volunteering
The volunteer group for retired seniors will begin the afternoon by serving lunch to shelter patrons.
Read More »Catholic Social Teachings: Dignity of all People
The first principle of these doctrines of Catholic Social Teaching anchors the other six: “The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society,” writes the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
Read More »Guided by Catholic Social Teachings
How can I take the deeply spiritual Eucharist into a determinedly secular world? For Catholic individuals and institutions, the answers lie in Catholic Social Teaching, a body of doctrines heralded and formed by centuries of prayer, discussion among leaders, debate at councils and official writings by popes.
Read More »Catholic Charities, VOA building housing units for chronically homeless
One-hundred new subsidized housing units will become available in downtown Spokane in the summer of 2016.
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