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Catholic Charities offers help, safe spaces for victims of domestic violence

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and advocates are using the annual observance to encourage people to talk more about the problem.

Welcoming survivors to new life

Lucy* put her kids to bed. She prayed. Then she made a phone call. On the other end of the line, Aida Segura’s phone rang. It was late on a Saturday night — a time when the director for Catholic Charities House of Peace usually tries not to take calls. But sometimes she does, and something told her to answer.

Helping survivors of domestic violence find safety and healing

When survivors of domestic violence turn to Catholic Charities in crisis, we welcome them, and all that they carry, with arms wide open. Their journey toward recovery starts with safety. Over time, it moves toward long-term healing that carries on across generations. Accompanying them and their children as they transform their lives and move from doubt to strength, anxiety to hope and crisis to community is a privilege — and part of our unique calling here at Catholic Charities.

A harbor in the storm

I did not plan on a career supporting survivors of domestic violence, when I completed my degree in pastoral counseling, but now I could not imagine a more spiritually fulfilling role than the one I have as program director at House of Peace in Waukegan.

Annulments and domestic violence

How are survivors of domestic violence treated by Catholic marriage tribunals, the diocesan courts that determine whether the sacramental bond of a marriage exists or not? Sadly, if domestic violence is involved, the process can be painful.

St. Katharine Drexel hosts speakers, walk to end domestic violence

About 50 people gathered Oct. 8 at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, 9015 S. Harper Ave., to learn about domestic violence, to pray for its end and to advocate for victims of domestic violence.

Shining a light on the issue of domestic violence

Parishioners from St. Bernadette and Queen of Martyrs parishes in Evergreen Park and Christ the King Parish in Chicago joined together Oct. 27 to bring awareness to domestic violence.

Concern for domestic violence victims high during pandemic

After Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered people to stay at home to fight COVID-19, many expressed concerns about victims of domestic violence, including those who minister to them.

Domestic violence survivors recognized at fourth-annual Mass

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the fourth-annual Mass for victims of domestic violence on Oct. 5, 2019 at Holy Name Cathedral.

Parish ministries working to end domestic violence

Domestic violence is a problem that most priests never address in their homilies, preferring to believe it doesn’t happen in their parishes, according to Dominican Father Charles Dahm. They don’t know what their people know: It happens everywhere, and it affects all kinds of families.
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