Deacon Kevin Sartorius, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa, discusses the advantage to the ministry of offering nearly all of its services without relying on state or federal funding. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa is getting national attention for its rejection...

This article appears in the May 2010 issue of TulsaPeople At this time last year, Madonna House was a very different place. Housed in an aging two-story home in the Brady Heights neighborhood, clients of Madonna House, a residential and transitional program for pregnant women and mothers of newborns, lived in small rooms...

When the needy seek out the Muskogee Catholic Charities, especially if it’s on a Tuesday, they are likely to meet volunteer Anna Greuel.