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Q&A: Victoria Cavanaugh, Founder and director of Nuestro Ahora
A closer look at Victoria Cavanaugh Favorite game to play with the children: soccerFavorite saints: St. Patrick and St. Francis of AssisiFavorite Salvadoran food: “Beans, eggs, and tortilla. And pupusas, tortillas stuffed with… read more
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With contributions from Voluntourism.org When Larry Kugler retired, he wanted to do something to make his heart sing. “I wanted to do things … that I really felt were important and were significant,” he says of his decision to take a … read more
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Set among the old farmhouses and lichen-covered stone walls of this rural southeastern Connecticut town, within view of a derelict saloon and a whitewashed Catholic church, a majestic home, reminiscent of a medieval castle with its balcony and tower … read more
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Meet Charlie Chatterton and the Brake the Cycle Gang
From the comfort of Charlie Chatterton’s red Saturn, the winding roads and rolling hills of central Connecticut are relatively easy to navigate. But on this warm summer day, Chatterton’s not looking to relax. Anne… read more
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Q&A: Russ and Rita Hoffman, Foster parents to more than 500 children, Moorhead, Minnesota
For the past 45 years, Russ and Rita Hoffman, have taken more than 500 foster children into their home. As one of twelve recipients of this year’s Catholic Digest heroes award (see October 2007 issue), the couple recently took the time to speak… read more
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Craig Cuccia, Co-founder and executive director, Café Reconcile, New Orleans, Louisiana
Craig Cuccia is the co-founder and executive director of Café Reconcile, a restaurant that provides on-the-job training in the service industry for inner city teens in New Orleans. As one of twelve recipients of this year’s Catholic Digest heroes award… read more
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Q&A: Theresa Karminski Burke, Founder, Rachel’s Vineyard Ministries, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Teresa Karminski Burke has been selected by Catholic Digest as one of 12 Catholic heroes — laypeople living and/or working in the United States who are performing exemplary work in the spirit of the Catholic faith. In 1986, Burke founded Rachel… read more
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"Please God, send someone to save me"*
"There she is. That’s my daughter.”Standing in the doorway of a small, crowded room, Mariefe** pointed to 16-year-old Isabel. At the sight of the woman who had raised her and her twin sister Irene, then sold them into prostitution, Isabel … read more
