Sister Terry Maher, CPPS, has been honored by a national organization committed to ending the death penalty in the United States.
Staying informed helps keep children safe
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Sister Cathy White, S.P.
The month of April is a time to show how individuals, families, and communities join together to prevent child abuse and neglect. It is the hope that this focus will promote social and emotional well-being for children and families.
Building a Safe Environment in Youth Ministry
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Molina Erb
As I look back at my last eight years in ministry, I find that God has called me to be direct and firm in my belief and the need to build a strong community for our youth.
When the Children are safe, we are all safe!
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Father Steve Porter
As the late 1990s and early 2000s unfolded, and the unimaginable truth of child abuse became apparent, I determined that no child in any parish I pastored would have to face this horror.
Virtus Training: It’s changed my life, has it changed yours?
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
By Gretchen Tillitson
As an active participant in my parish, I have primarily ministered to and with adults and sometimes minors. Some of these people were survivors of abuse or those falsely accused of abuse. And there were a few people who, as it turned out, were abusers, not victims of sexual abuse. Appropriately, Safe Environment training has been an important part of my ministerial preparation.
Ghanan man’s story promotes CRS Rice Bowl
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO—Thomas Awiapo was orphaned before the age of 10, but he survived bleak poverty and hunger in his small village in Ghana because of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).