Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Esta edición de Sooner Catholic incluye varias historias alentadoras directamente de clientes, cuyos nombres han sido cambiados para proteger la confidencialidad de ellos, estos clientes han sido impactados positivamente por su apoyo a Caridades Católicas.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This issue of the Sooner Catholic includes several encouraging stories directly from clients, whose names have been changed to protect client confidentiality, who have been positively impacted by your support of Catholic Charities. These examples were chosen to showcase how each Catholic Charities program animates the seven Corporal Works of Mercy. We hope these true stories inspire your continued support as we launch the 2022 Catholic Charities Annual Appeal.

My husband, David, and I were married for 28 years, had five children – three biological and two adopted. We all lived in our historic dream home in Enid until one day our lives changed forever.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University, SWOSU, Catholic Student Center has provided support to Catholic students for several decades

Father Kasimir “Casey” Krutkowski came to Oklahoma in 1949, with 12 other priests from Poland recruited by Bishop Eugene McGuinness to serve in the diocese as one of many who could not return to their homeland after World War II. His path to the Sooner state is one of heroism and terror.

I read “A Life on Fire: Oklahoma's Kate Barnard” while I was in quarantine for COVID-19 in late June. This biography on Kate Barnard (1875-1930) is the third biography written about this unique woman.

Have you ever noticed how, sometimes, the things you enjoyed in your youth bring with them such sense of nostalgia now that they become your favorite?

Generations of people have come to know St. Teresa of Kolkata, better known as Mother Teresa, as a humanitarian, a role model, an example of holiness in action and an intercessor with God.

ADRIAN, Mich. — During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the community of Adrian Dominican Sisters was a microcosm of the suffering and loss inflicted by the coronavirus. Of the 219 residents at the sisters’ motherhouse in Adrian, 14 passed away from COVID-19 in the pandemic’s first year.

WASHINGTON — A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding.