Catholic Diocese
Lower Valley - El Paso:
Charity, clarity, and their opposite
As Catholic leaders in Germany consider blessing same-sex unions, Archbishop Chaput writes that creating confusion around important truths of our faith, no matter how good the intention, only makes the difficult task of sharing those truths more difficult.
How To Lead The Charity Charge
Churches are poised to be power-houses of community and charity. By implementing a strategic approach to charity your church will remain vital and healthy
If You Have to Choose Between Clarity and Creativity…
Clarity and creativity are both admirable qualities. People seek both when creating a resource, when delivering a message, when leading a team, and when designing ministry strategy. Authors, artist…
How One Girl’s Story Gave Me The Clarity To Begin
Her strength and story inspired me to begin my life’s work. I am absolutely committed to teaching every soul I can reach that they are deeply loved, infinitely valuable, and positively put on earth for a purpose.
Learning a New Language of Charity
by Shawn Duncan “Program is our native tongue,” the missions pastor told me. Her words caused the gears in my brain to realign and click together. After meeting with countless groups who deeply desire to love and serve their neighbors, but struggle in many ways to do so, the metaphor of language s
Why giving to the poor is NOT actually charity
We own the things God gives us, but yet they also belong to others. This is a hard truth, and one I don’t much like. It’s one of those places in life where holiness stops being a comforting ideal a…
Do Christians practice too much 'toxic charity'?
Those who run the soup kitchens, homeless shelters, food pantries and welfare programs are constantly faced with the dilemma of how to help genuinely those who line up for bags of food. Is it possible that handouts not only do not relieve poverty, but they actually encourage it?
Churches, Charities Seeing Increases In Need As Food, Gas Prices Rise
With food and gas prices going up, local churches are struggling to keep up with the needs of some families.
Catholic Charities steps up when state funding falls short
“If we’ve alleviated hunger for even one child, that’s one child that won’t be hungry for that day.”
