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Sanctuary
Women's Development Center
Amy Hampton one of three Case managers at Sanctuary talks about the mission of the homeless day shelter and shares some of the stories of the 30 plus people a day that they serve. To contact Sanctuary call 526-2321 or e-mail ahampton.sanctuary@gmail.com. To volunteer call Cassie at 523-3000. For more information you can read their brochure. To donate a move in kit here is the full list of items needed.
Archbishop
Beltran on the Civil Rights Movement
Most Reverend Eusebius J. Beltran was ordained a priest on May 14, 1960, in Atlanta's Cathedral of Christ the King. For eighteen years, Archbishop Beltran, would minister to the people in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, serving in several parishes and archdiocesan positions. After being inspired by the writings of Martin Luther King Jr. he became very active in the Civil Rights movement. In this interview he shares some of his memories and thoughts on that time in his priesthood.
Tim O’Connor, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City talks about the ongoing projects of Catholic Charities and some of the people who have been helped over the last year. For more information on Catholic Charities go to their website at http://www.catholiccharitiesok.org/
Father Kenneth Schmidt and Sharon Froom from the Diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich were recently in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City giving a workshop on Trauma Recovery for adult survivors of childhood trauma. This workshop teaches priests, parish staff and mental health professionals how to be first responders to adults who ask for help with their childhood trauma. Their program came out of the pastoral need to help parishioners deal with their trauma from the past to live a healthier life as adults. To find out more about their program visit http://www.dioceseofkalamazoo.org/trp/index.html.
Michael Scaperlanda is a Catholic living in Norman. He is a professor of law at the University
of Oklahoma and is considered an expert in
the area of immigration law. He recently spoke at Saint Joseph’s Old Cathedral
about the impact the law known as HB 1804 is having on the Hispanic community
in Oklahoma.
Mary Diane Steltenkamp was the first nurse hired by Catholic Charities to lead the Parish Nurse ministry, now known as Faith Based Community Nursing. She has long been an advocate for healing that focuses on the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of a person. In this pod cast Mary Diane touches on a number of issues she says are impacting health care in Oklahoma, in both a positive and negative manner.
Sister Catherine Powers CND, superintendent of
Education for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, had plenty to say when she sat
down for a conversation with staff members of the Sooner Catholic. Sister Kay, as
she is commonly referred to, spoke on a variety of subjects concerning the
state of Catholic education in Oklahoma including what steps should be taken
today to develop leaders for Catholic education in the future. To listen to the
entire conversation click on the above link.