The problem with committee-based ideas No one wants to sound stupid. All ideas are treated as acceptable. Everyone wants their own idea to be picked. To save feelings, ideas are meshed together – and averaged. [...]
Compassion in Action Join Bishop Brennan and the Catholic Charities family in celebrating our honorees’ dedicated volunteer service to families in need in West Virginia. It is Catholic Charities’ privilege to recognize Dick Ash, a [...]
Future Self In our minds, our future self is someone else. Future self will eat healthier. Future self will exercise. Future self will have that awkward conversation. Future self will pay back that debt. Future [...]
By Colleen Rowan/The Catholic Spirit VATICAN CITY—Wheeling-Charleston seminarian Justin Golna was among 32 men ordained to the diaconate Oct. 3 at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City by Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, Maine. As a [...]
WEST VIRGINIA—Bishop Mark E. Brennan has asked all parishes and missions of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to hold a special second collection to help those who have been devastated by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. [...]
Getting the word out The event you’re planning. The flyers. The posters. The ads. The social media. The announcements. If everyone is aware, maybe some will show up. Right? Why do people attend events? Because [...]
Very Rev. Donald X. Higgs, Assoc. V.F., is appointed Associate Vicar Forane of the Charleston Vicariate for a period of three years, effective Sept. 16, 2019. This is in addition to his current assignment at [...]
Unqualified Opinions Sometimes we second-guess ourselves. Is this good enough? What will people think of me if I produce this? So we ask for opinions. But consider those you ask. Are they the people you [...]
For those suffering from addiction or mental health issues, one of the greatest obstacles to recovery is finding the support they need. Thanks to a grant from the Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, W.Va., Catholic Charities [...]
Bishop Mark E. Brennan has made public the following appointments: Very Rev. Dennis R. Schuelkens, Jr., V.E., is appointed Episcopal Vicar for Clergy for a period of five years, effective immediately. This is in addition [...]
