Catholic Services Appeal

Bobbie Short recalls her father, Chuck Schuh, as a very holy man who was always evangelizing.

Maggie Larson was not a young teen when she found herself in an unwanted pregnancy in 1988.

Invited by a friend in Georgia to stay for a week, Schola Machisu left Kenya to visit the United States in November 2016.

These are just three of 20 ministries the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation supports with critical funding.

At our pre-synod Prayer and Listening events, we have consistently heard that the growth of our Church depends upon our ability to give a clearer witness to the difference that Jesus has made in our lives, especially by imitating his sacrificial love and concern for those in need. Each year, the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation (CSAF) gives us a powerful opportunity to offer that witness by supporting the broader works of the Church undertaken in our archdiocese.

The scene might feel familiar: A priest stands at the front of his church and asks the congregation to sit and learn about the annual Catholic Services Appeal.
People groan. Eyes roll. A baby cries.

When Cindy Koeppl experienced complications at 26 weeks pregnant with her third child, a couple of doctors urged her to have an abortion because the baby had less than a 5 percent chance of living after birth.

This year’s theme to support faith-based services across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says a lot about what it means to be Catholic.