Dear friend,

“If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” - Isaiah 58:10

New York’s Catholics have much to feel good about as we enter 2022. For one thing, we can be proud of the major part that Catholic charitable organizations have played in responding to the hardships many in our region have suffered since the onset of Covid-19.

The Winter 2022 edition of Archways, the quarterly magazine of the Archdiocese of New York, is now available online (to view or download, click here).

At the heart of this issue of is “Charity Now,” a package of stories that features an interview with Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, on the increasing needs in our communities and the efforts being made to meet them; profiles of parish-based charitable ministries selflessly performing service to the needy and marginalized; and an in-depth look at a successful regional program to help rebuild the lives of individuals recovering from substance abuse disorder, based in Monticello and operated by Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan & Ulster.

In this issue, you’ll also find:

    A “Charity Insider” report from Encore Community Services, delivering hot meals and housing help to elderly people in need

    Everything you need to know about Synod 2021 - 2023: For a Synodal Church, in which Pope Francis is calling for input from ordinary Catholics like you and me

    A check-in with our “Faith Responders” – the Catholic chaplains of the NYPD, the FDNY, and our region’s hospitals

    Updates from ArchCare and the Sheen Center 

    A “Culture Corner” find: 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles depicting classic masterpieces tied to the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary

I hope you will find valuable information and inspiration in the Winter 2022 edition, and that you will look forward to our next issue, Spring 2022, due out in April. Also, check out the Archways website at archwaysmag.org!

Yours in Christ,

Michael S. Cain

Managing Editor, Archways

 

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