“Getting to live here makes the struggle I went through worth it. In many ways, it’s too good to be true. Madonna House is exactly what I needed to feel safe and secure during my pregnancy.” As Tori studies in the computer lab, she looks like a happy student working...

“It is hard to miss how expressions change and people happily react to our therapy dog,” says Mary Nole, Volunteer Coordinator for Porta Caeli House. “Or you see residents and loved ones close their eyes and relax as if being transported by the beautiful music. I love how surprised and...

“We are hardworking people who need the help of Catholic Charities Muskogee to make ends meet. It helps us to remain a family.” For Ky and Jesse Cagle, life with five children and getting by financially is a delicate balancing act. This young family doesn’t have much when it comes...

“Mary Martha helped me climb out of the trenches of poverty into a position where I am able to serve my community, the community I have lived in all of my life.” On the surface, Kristina Edens looks like a successful professional, sitting at her desk and taking care of...

When he fled Afghanistan last year along with his parents and siblings, Shakib Qadri had no clear plan for the future. And that uncertainty didn’t suddenly go away upon arriving in the U.S. “In my mind I thought ‘What if there is no one there to meet us, to help...

“I am so pleased to see the legal community in Tulsa step up in such a big way. This is such a vital and urgent need. It is quite the tall task.” In August of 2021, when the U.S. military made its final withdrawal from the war in Afghanistan, the...

Sequoyah County Times – August 3, 2022 – What at one time may have been an en­joyable endeavor has oftentimes become a dreaded venture of necessity in today’s stressful economic times. For instance, a trip to the neighborhood grocery store these days – once an oppor­tunity to fill a shopping cart...

“Porta Caeli House is a beautiful place, but no one is getting cured here; they are in their final days being loved and made comfortable.” Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma’s Porta Caeli House is not only a beautiful facility but a comfortable home for those in their final phase of...

“Before St. Elizabeth Lodge, I had given up on possibilities of change. I thought I was too old and too damaged to have a better home, a better job, a better life.” Now, she hopes other women who are suffering will not be scared to do something different. “I want...

Tim Neuman, Director of Client Food Services for Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma, described what he’s seeing regarding the number of guests they’re serving right now.