What is our role in the Church?
By serving others, we can bring them into the life-giving love of Christ. However, we too are brought closer to Christ through the people we serve.
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My Experiences Volunteering With Hogar
To implement the Church’s commitment to social justice and her emphasis on “Welcoming the Stranger,” the mission of Hogar Immigrant Services is to offer a wide range of services at little or no cost to a vulnerable immigrant population, without regard to religious or... read more
Lord, Teach us to be Instruments of Peace
We invite you to meditate of the St. Francis prayer as a way to better understand how God is calling you to be an instrument of peace in this world. The following reflection is from one of our Summer 2017 college student volunteers, John Treanor (Mount St.... read more
USA means “You Start Again”
What does United States of America citizenship mean to you? For Shayesta, a refugee from Afghanistan, the USA means “You Start Again.”
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CAN volunteers make the job search a little less lonely
It is often too easy to view unemployment as a simple number, flashed in news headlines and used as a talking point. But for those who make up that number, unemployment carries a much heavier significance.
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How Can “Financial Literacy” Improve Your Life?
Are you struggling to meet your financial obligations each month? Do you find it necessary to address your financial shortfalls by using “high-interest” credit cards? If so, you know how it makes you feel …
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Help Yourself by Helping Others
By Mallory Thornton, Catholic Charities Volunteer “It is from contemplation, from a strong friendship with the Lord that the capacity is born in us to live and to bring the love of God, his mercy, his tenderness, to others. And also our work with brothers in need, our... read more
Hogar Immigrant Services strives to serve the “Church without frontiers”
Pope Francis once said that “the Church without frontiers, Mother to all, spreads throughout the world a culture of acceptance and solidarity, in which no one is seen as useless, out of place, or disposable.” This is a reminder that the Gospel calls us to welcome the stranger. It is with this in mind that Hogar Immigrant Services has undertaken to respond to the increasing needs of the most vulnerable in the immigrant community during these times of change and uncertainty.
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