After years of struggle, a place to call home

Kimberly Van Hook is one of eight senior citizen residents who, after experiencing difficulty finding permanent housing, recently found a place to call home at Stonegate at Saint Stephen – Phase II.

Kimberly Van Hook moved excitedly around her new apartment, pointing out each and every detail — the view of the...

A group of AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) who currently work at the Center For Family Services, volunteered their time and efforts at Catholic Charities’ headquarters in Camden. There, they organized and sorted through items in preparation for the upcoming Camden Diocesan FaithFULL Food Drive on March 22. After the drive, Catholic Charities will use this space to temporarily store donated food items before distributing it to the agency’s other offices throughout Southern New Jersey to ensure that clients and those who are hungry will be given food and connected to the agency’s services. To learn more about volunteer opportunities at Catholic Charities, visit: https://catholiccharitiessouthjersey.org/volunteer/, or to learn more about the upcoming FaithFULL Food Drive, visit: www.camdendiocese.org/faithfull/

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Preparation for the FaithFULL food drive

by Mary McCusker

February 27, 2020

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Volunteers and Catholic Charities workers help out at last year’s FaithFULL Food Drive. This will be the seventh drive, which is held annually to fight food insecurity in South Jersey. Donated food is distributed by Catholic Charities and local food pantries.

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FaithFULL Food Drive set for March 22

by Mary McCusker

January 30, 2020

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The Camden Diocesan-wide FaithFULL Food Drive will be held on Sunday, March 22, and Catholics throughout South Jersey have already...

Samantha Astley, volunteer coordinator for Catholic Charities, works with a volunteer outside the Catholic Charities Cape May County office, where food is distributed to vulnerable populations twice a month with the help of volunteers she recruits.

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Catholic Charities’ culture of volunteerism

by Mary McCusker

November 21, 2019

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When Pope Francis addressed the jubilee audience for volunteers at Saint Peter’s Square in 2016, he said that volunteers are...

Addiction healing initiative brought to diocese

by Mary McCusker

October 31, 2019

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On Nov. 16, 2019, the I THIRST Addiction Healing Initiative will be launched in the Camden Diocese at Holy Family...

“Prison Ministry is an underappreciated ministry, and the wounded need us,” says Deacon Seigfried Presberry, director of the Prison Ministry Program in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He was the keynote speaker at the Camden Diocesan Prison Ministry Conference, held at the Saint John Paul II Retreat Center in Vineland on Sept. 21.

Ministry to inmates, former inmates and family

by Mary McCusker

October 24, 2019

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VINELAND — “I didn’t really even think about people in prisons until I had a family member who ended up...

A visual testimony to countless tales of trauma

by Mary McCusker

October 24, 2019

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VINELAND — Inside of the Saint John Paul II Retreat Center here, colored T-shirts hung on clotheslines, with each color...

Pictured at the Justice for All Awards Dinner Oct. 3 at Resorts Hotel, Atlantic City, are, from left, Kevin Hickey, executive director, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Camden; Elaine Quijano, CBS news and Justice for All emcee; Edward O’Malley, chair of the Justice for All Committee; Bishop Dennis Sullivan; and Archbishop Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.

Awards draw attention to most vulnerable

by Mary McCusker

October 10, 2019

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ATLANTIC CITY — When Bishop Dennis Sullivan addressed the more than 550 attendees at Catholic Charities’ 2019 Justice for All...

Deacon Aaron Smith of Saint Bridget University Parish, Glassboro, gives the homily during the Blue Mass at Saint Agnes Church, Our Lady of Hope Parish, Glassboro, on Sept. 27. Deacon Smith is a Sergeant with the NJ State Parole Board, currently assigned to the Gang Unit.

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God answers prayers, sometimes through you

by Mary McCusker

October 3, 2019

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Bishop Dennis Sullivan celebrated the Blue Mass for local law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, as well as their families and...

A day of fellowship at Lindenwold parish

by Mary McCusker

October 3, 2019

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LINDENWOLD — On Sunday, Sept. 29, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Shrine here opened their doors to celebrate Mass on...

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