February 2015

Monthly Reflection
From the Mission and Ministry Division
CCUSA Social Policy
Around the Section
National Partners
Resources to Inspire
Position Openings
Monthly Reflection

"...I have heard it said by some that families with many children and the birth of many
children are among the causes of poverty. That opinion seems simplistic to me. I can
say, we can all say, that the main cause of poverty is an economic system that has
canceled the person from the centre and set money in its place; an economic system
that excludes, always excludes: excludes children, the elderly, young people, the
unemployed... and that creates the throw-away culture we live in. We are accustomed
to seeing people discarded. This is the main cause of poverty, not large families...."
Pope Francis, General Audience, January 21, 2015.
From the Mission and Ministry Division

Sr. Donna Markham, O.P., is the new President/CEO of Catholic Charities USA.
CCUSA is a signatory of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. Learn more how
you can become involved in this Catholic international initiative. Activities include
a U.S. Lenten fast on March 16.
Enhance your spiritual experience this Lent by subscribing to CCUSA's free Daily
Reflection series. You will receive a 300-500 work connecting the Mass readings of

the day and the mission of Catholic Charities.

CCUSA and CRS have started "You Did It For Me." Catholic Charities agencies and
parishes can receive a 100 word story with graphics for its bulletin, Website, or
newsletter detailing the good work of one of the two organizations every week. For
more information about these weekly "good news" stories, contact Steve Herro.
Become more connected with other PSM Section Members by joining the PSM
linkedin group. You will be able to send email to individual Section members and
the group, read professional profiles of PSM Section members, etc. To join the group,
establish a free linkedin account and contact the PSM Office. Because CCUSA has
reorganized its linkedin groups, you must resubscribe to the new subgroup by
contacting the PSM Office.
CCUSA PSM has established a collection on scribd.com for valuable PSM resources.
To access the collection, click here. You will find back issues of this newsletter,
prayer resources, important invitations to Section sponsored events,
etc. Contact the PSM Office if you would like to add materials to the collection.
Help grow our PSM Section! Share our recruitment flyer and the sign up link to our
free section with colleagues, fellow parish social ministry committee members, etc.
Are you interested in joining between four and seven PSM colleagues for periodic
conference calls to discuss matters of common interest? Please contact the PSM
Office.
CCUSA Social Policy

Click here and here to read more about Fr. Larry Snyder's responses to President
Obama's State of the Union Address and the relationship between immigration reform
and the pro-life movement, respectively.
Following up with Pope Francis' January 1 World Day of Peace Message, "Slaves No
More, but Brothers and Sisters," CCUSA and serveral national Catholic partners
launched the Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking
(CCOAHT). The Coalition invites your particpation in the February 8 International
Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking. Prayer resources are
available from the Global Freedom Network. Watch the CCUSAtrafficking page for
updates on how you can get involved to reduce human trafficking and to learn what
our network is doing to fight this scourge. For more information about CCUSA's

outreach against human trafficking, contact Julie Zorb, Manager Policy and
Research, Catholic Charities USA.
Join CCUSA and 10 national partners to EDUCATE. INNOVATE. ACT to reduce
poverty in the U.S. Stay connected to CCUSA Social Policy by subscribing to its eletter Washington Weekly, following it on Twitter, and liking it on Facebook.
Around the Section

Sr. Mary Schmuck, R. S. M., a Section member from Catholic Charities of

Louisville, was recentlyinterviewed by National Catholic Reporter.
Submit news--events, publications, new staff-- about you and your ministry
to the PSM office.
National Partners

The USCCB Office of Justice Peace and Human Development is accepting

applications for theCardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award. It is given annually
to a Catholic young adult between the ages of 18-40 engaged in efforts to end the root
causes of poverty in the United States. The deadline for submission is March 15,
2015.
JustFaith Ministries is offering two more Webinars in the first quarter of 2015,
"Nourishment for Social Ministry: Staying Connected and Staying Focused" and "The
Secrets to Long Term Success: Having the Vision Come to Life!" Click here for more
information about these free Webinars.
Enhance your spiritual growth this Lent through Catholic Relief Service's Rice Bowl.
Free materials are available NOW.
Bread for the World's 2015 Offering of Letters campaign will focus on protecting
child nutrition. Materials are now available.
The Roundtable invites you to its July 19-23, 2015 Social Action Summer Institute,
"Cherishing Creation: Called to the Common Good."
Send news from your national organization to the Parish Social Ministry office.

Resources to inspire

Grant, Joseph. Still in the Storm: Reflections for Engaging Spiritiuality in Times like
These. New publication by the co-director of JustFaith Ministry's Engaging
Spirituality program.
Millenial. Online journal and blog that provides Catholic opinion and analysis on the
most pressing issues of our times in politics, religion, and culture.
Pope Francis. Message for Lent 2015.
We are One. Affirming the unity of all humankind, one bookmark at a time.
Position openings

CCUSA and Catholic Charities agency job openings are now posted here. Post your
Catholic Charities agency job opening here.
Director of Social Ministry (Diocese of Sacramento)
Assistant Director (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Secretariat of
Cultural Diversity in the Church)
National Outreach and Education Coordinator, Anti-Trafficking (United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, Department of Migration and Refugee Services)
Executive Director (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Department of
Migration and Refugee Services)
Sr. Director, Leadership Formation (Catholic Charities USA)
Director, Inclusion and Engagement (Catholic Charities USA)
National Association for Roman Catholic Engagement (Bread for the World)
Relationship Manager, U.S. Operations, Southern California (Catholic Relief
Services)