{"id":598,"date":"2019-12-04T19:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T19:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/?page_id=598"},"modified":"2024-01-31T01:02:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T01:02:56","slug":"our-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/our-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"598\" class=\"elementor elementor-598\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3759aab6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3759aab6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-688554e8\" data-id=\"688554e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66514f29 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66514f29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69e74b8c\" data-id=\"69e74b8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55733615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55733615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our <strong>Works<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ef43fd2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef43fd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93d1cc0\" data-id=\"93d1cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0104bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d0104bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"schools\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bddac4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bddac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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height=\"512\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10286 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/512;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-10286\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_0217-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85820f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e85820f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fb3fd elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"08fb3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">93 schools in 190 communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">32,000 students <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">96% enroll in college after high school <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a510848\" data-id=\"a510848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dec698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dec698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CATHOLIC EDUCATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d312303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d312303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING FURTHER WITH FAITH.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1442a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb1442a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Approximately 13% of funds raised through the Catholic Appeal supports education within the Archdiocese of Boston. This includes supporting 32,000 students and 3,000 faculty at our 93 Catholic schools, as well as providing education and guidance to future priests. <\/strong><\/p><p>Our Catholic Schools Office (CSO) oversees and supports all primary and secondary schools within our Archdiocese. Currently, the CSO is working to accomplish four main goals to: improve the quality of school leadership; improve the Catholic identity of our schools; expand early childhood education, and; help schools build a foundation of strong enrollment, sound finances, and operational vitality.<\/p><p><strong><em>Your gift to the Catholic Appeal helps fund the work of the Catholic Schools Office in ensuring our Catholic Schools remain strong so that they can continue to help students go further with faith and build successful futures.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7814728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7814728\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1c702e\" data-id=\"e1c702e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfcfd68 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"dfcfd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWe know that a high-quality education surrounded in a faith-filled community is a way for access and opportunity, equity and possibility for our students.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Aliece Dutson, President, Mission Grammar School, Roxbury<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c4fdc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83c4fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4a6a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4a6a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fe3f49\" data-id=\"6fe3f49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0ddd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c0ddd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"vocations\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08c052 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d08c052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519 lazyload\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519 lazyload\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5884a92 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5884a92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6250a7\" data-id=\"c6250a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeca3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eeca3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vocations<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398a747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"398a747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serving the Faithful in our Church.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2855b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2855b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We fully commit to supporting the formation of our priests and permanent deacons from their earliest stages of vocational discernment through study, ordination, and beyond so that they may fulfill their calling by joyfully serving the faithful in our Church.<\/strong><\/p><p>Our priests and deacons are the lifeblood of our parish communities. They baptize our children, preach the Gospel, preside at our weddings, comfort us in our suffering, and so much more. They serve the faithful from cradle to grave in a lifelong vocation of service and are the collective embodiment of Christ\u2019s loving and merciful heart. The vibrancy of our Church depends on a growing number of needed priests and permanent deacons. Their work is paramount to growing our faith.<\/p><p><strong>Your charity helps us to inspire and train men of service for ordination to the priesthood and permanent diaconate.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62b4915\" data-id=\"62b4915\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26bf24 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a26bf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519 lazyload\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519 lazyload\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1519\" alt=\"Fr. Chris Boyle Ordination\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20190518Ordination_gm_132-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da830e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0da830e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc131e elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7fc131e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">132 men ordained to the priesthood since 2003<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">154 men ordained to the permanent diaconate since 2004<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">50 men seriously discerning vocation for near term entrance to the priesthood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd3c5ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd3c5ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-980d21f\" data-id=\"980d21f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b7a0a elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"01b7a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIt is always a great privilege and joy to ordain priests and deacons knowing that the Sacrament of Holy Orders allows Christ's pastoral ministry to continue to reach people through the sacraments and the breaking open of the word.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Cardinal Se\u00e1n O\u2019Malley, O.F.M., Cap.<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-731d06d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"731d06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4a38b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4a38b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6eb1a6b\" data-id=\"6eb1a6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9bae8 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1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622b969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622b969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35334e3 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"35334e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">50+ Central Ministries available to assist our parishes in myriad ways<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">250 parishes supported by Central Ministries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7963e65\" data-id=\"7963e65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c821b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91c821b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARISH & OPERATIONAL SUPPORT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5ae8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be5ae8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helping our parishes do what they do best.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09e8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09e8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Nearly half of the funding received through the Catholic Appeal helps the Central Ministries of the Archdiocese support our parishes and ensure the Church in Greater Boston remains vibrant. This includes serving our 250 parishes, from offering support for wide-ranging operational needs to assisting with property damage and other maintenance. Below are a few examples:<\/b><\/p><p><b>RISK MANAGEMENT:<\/b> offers constant pandemic updates, comprehensive guidance, and helpful advice so that parishes can ensure the safety of their parishioners, students, and communities.<\/p><p><b>BENEFITS: <\/b>provides assistance and support to ensure that parishes can continue operating financially and productively.<\/p><p><b>HUMAN RESOURCES: <\/b>assists parishes in finding and hiring employees, ensuring workplace accountability, and other employment consultation services.<\/p><p><b>HEALTH CARE ETHICS: <\/b>provides expert guidance, support, and advice in regards to healthcare, safety, and best practices, especially during the pandemic.<\/p><p><strong>Your support of the Catholic Appeal ensures there is always a team of experts to guide and assist our parishes so that they can continue helping us all live our faith together and serving those in need throughout our communities.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f64c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f64c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08092f5\" data-id=\"08092f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a7de3 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"06a7de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tHaving the support of a team you can rely on day-to-day is always important.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Fr. Tom Nestor, Pastor, Collaborative Parishes of Resurrection & St. Paul, Hingham<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7d3cc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b7d3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93ebf23 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93ebf23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e46d30\" data-id=\"2e46d30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6781b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6781b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"pro-life\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e673d0b elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e673d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-21546dd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21546dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f534fcb\" data-id=\"f534fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb48b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fb48b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pro-Life Ministry & Palliative Care<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf17e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acf17e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Human Dignity From conception to natural death.\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3d699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3d699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pro-Life Ministry<\/strong><\/p><p>Our Pro-Life Office is committed to building a culture of life in the Greater Boston area through the work of its various ministries.<\/p><p>Pregnancy Help Centers provide compassionate, practical, life-affirming alternatives for women facing crisis pregnancies. Through our centers, women can receive free pregnancy testing and ultrasounds, supportive services and referrals, and adoption information. Project Rachel ministry is comprehensive and confidential, offering hope, healing and yearly retreats to women and men hurting from past abortions.<\/p><p>Marianne Luthin, Director of Project Rachel, states, &#8220;Our work encompasses the core values of respect for the dignity of life from conception to natural death. These programs help us to promote a better understanding that every person plays a role in building a culture of life and a civilization of love.&#8221;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Palliative Care Ministry<\/span><\/p><p>Palliative Care is also a type of ministry that is pro-life because we believe that human life is a gift from God that no one may dispose of at will.<\/p><p>Palliative care \u2013 a form of medical care that relieves patients of the symptoms, pain and mental stress caused by chronic or terminal illness \u2013 addresses the reasons people often give for supporting assisted suicide.<\/p><p>The Archdiocese of Boston is at the forefront of the palliative care movement and there is a huge demand for our ministry&#8217;s information and services.<\/p><p><strong>Your gift to the Catholic Appeal supports the work of Pro-Life and Palliative Care to help advocate for human dignity for all.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30e149e\" data-id=\"30e149e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75e27 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d75e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293 lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-scaled.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/534;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20221121_CatholicAppeal_2023_03_1391-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b075555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b075555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8480ce3 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8480ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">3 Pregnancy Help Centers staffed by nurses and multilingual case workers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">1800+ requests for help each year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">100+ pregnant and parenting women served each month<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Multiple post-abortion healing retreats offered each year through \u201cProject Rachel\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">24 parishes have established palliative care resource groups<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e65f7f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e65f7f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb82872\" data-id=\"cb82872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bc4d6 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"99bc4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tNo matter how small the unborn, no matter how debilitated and unproductive the aged and infirm, we must take care of each other. No one is expendable. Every person counts in God\u2019s sight.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Cardinal Se\u00e1n O\u2019Malley, O.F.M., Cap.<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1095dc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1095dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7609ced elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7609ced\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4844a8a\" data-id=\"4844a8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c342a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"c342a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"faith-form\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a5817 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"86a5817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54690b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54690b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edf3b4d\" data-id=\"edf3b4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c900b1a elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c900b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6983\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Faith-and-Formation-Fr-Cadin-at-BU.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64f988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b64f988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b31044 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5b31044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">25 college and university campuses served by our Campus Ministry programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">350+ Faith Formation Directors supported <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">190 total faith formation programs offered to children, college students, and adults through our Central Ministries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c82cb23\" data-id=\"c82cb23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d62b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d62b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAITH & FORMATION<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89514a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89514a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educating and Forming the Future of our faith.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d925d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d925d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Approximately 15% of funds raised through the annual Appeal are directed to programs to walk with our brothers and sisters of all ages on their journeys of faith. This includes providing vibrant and meaningful religious education resources, as well as overseeing campus ministry programs at more than 25 colleges and universities.<\/strong><\/p><p>Programs like Project Nazareth, the at-home faith formation curricula that was circulated during the pandemic, have helped parishes enrich their religious education programs, encouraging interaction with the whole family. Meanwhile, our campus ministry programs, like the one at Boston University, have increased vocations in a significant way over the course of the last few years.<\/p><p>Fr. Eric Cadin, Director of Vocations and Campus Ministry for the Archdiocese of Boston, sees an enormous opportunity at a critical time to bring college students closer to their faith. \u201cWe cannot do this work alone. And the opportunity is an extraordinary one in the difference it can make in our Church,\u201d says Fr. Cadin.<\/p><p><strong>Your gift to the Catholic Appeal supports faith-based programs for children, college students, and adults that are critical to shaping the future of our Church.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b86580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b86580\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-313f59c\" data-id=\"313f59c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f98e9 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"57f98e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tBeing part of a Campus Ministry program taught me to be more courageous about living and sharing my faith with others throughout my college years.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Marcella, Boston University, Class of 2020<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e0c9d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0e0c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-741330b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"741330b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e350f6e\" data-id=\"e350f6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6730958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6730958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"nursing\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200ae96 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"200ae96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9998c0b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9998c0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bec6fa0\" data-id=\"bec6fa0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba46093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba46093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chaplaincy &amp; \nFaith Community Nursing <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b849d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b849d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ministries of Presence.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf7eb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf7eb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">CHAPLAINCY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">The Archdiocese&#8217;s Chaplaincy Office oversees, trains, and coordinates hospital and prison chaplains serving all over Greater Boston.<\/span><\/p><p>The halls of a hospital can often be a place of great uncertainty and concern for patients and hospital staff alike, a truth magnified during the pandemic. At Winchester Hospital, Chaplain Mary Beth Moran brings a ministry of presence to all those she encounters, offering a message of hope during difficult times. With extensive training and expertise in her field, she has also provided counsel for the hospital\u2019s board of ethics. During the pandemic, she has pivoted swiftly to ensure she can continue ministering to patients and staff in a safe way.<\/p><p><strong>FAITH COMMUNITY NURSING<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The Archdiocese of Boston supports the training of volunteer faith community nurses who offer spiritual, emotional, and health-promoting support for sick and homebound parishioners.<\/strong><\/p><p>Gerry Nelson, one of these nurses, volunteers nearly 20 hours of her time each week to offer assistance to those in need. \u201cI think the difference between being a faith community nurse and being a visiting nurse, is my availability to those I serve. I am helping people search out and resolve the problems that they may be dealing with, whether it&#8217;s an emotional issue or a health issue,\u201d said Gerry.<\/p><p><strong>Your generosity supports chaplains and faith community nurses in their work as they bring the presence of Christ to those in need of His love and mercy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a6176f\" data-id=\"2a6176f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f44377 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f44377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1393\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Faith-Community-Nursing-and-Palliative-Care-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daaa1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daaa1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735bf50 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"735bf50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">20 hospital chaplains serving in 20 hospitals across the Archdiocese <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chaplains serving in 23 prisons around Greater Boston<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">64 volunteer faith community nurses trained to work in parish communities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cbf6aec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cbf6aec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb9b8ea\" data-id=\"eb9b8ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23bc3a elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f23bc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tEvery morning, when I say my own prayers, I ask Christ to help me see Him in every person I encounter during the course of the day.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Gerry Nelson, Faith Community Nurse<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860a42b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"860a42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-454afff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"454afff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a48c9\" data-id=\"70a48c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d678b4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d678b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ethnic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fcfc0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36fcfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/441;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/441;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9d111 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd9d111\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c81f24e\" data-id=\"c81f24e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fd79a elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9fd79a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/441;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/441;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/HOME_Our-Works-9-Boxes-at-Bottom-Ethnic-Ministries-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e21bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e21bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b05b4 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"51b05b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">88 ethnic communities served<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">22 languages in which Masses are said each week<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c5411\" data-id=\"71c5411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f5f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f5f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support for Ethnic Ministries<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a089a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a089a34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Embracing and Serving our culturally diverse church.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704fd94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704fd94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>At the Archdiocese of Boston, we celebrate our cultural diversity. With Mass said in 22 different languages at nearly 100 parishes, we are ethnically rich and diverse.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>For many immigrants starting a new life in our country, our parishes are the first place they can call home. A home away from home, they provide a much-needed place for community and immersion into a new culture while practicing their faith.<\/p><p>The Faith Formation and Missionary Discipleship for Ethnic Communities Ministry works tirelessly to provide advocacy and consultation services to integrate ethnic communities into our parish life. This team is an essential part of our Church\u2019s emerging cultural landscape.<\/p><p><strong>Your generosity supports a team that provides support to ethnic communities at parishes across the Archdiocese.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2536f02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2536f02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90bd5b1\" data-id=\"90bd5b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4e36d elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"da4e36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tJust as we are a country of immigrants, so too we are a Church of immigrants. The Catholic Church in the United States has always stood with people who have come to this country from other lands and found in the Church a community and spiritual home. The arrival of so many from all over the globe has greatly enriched our country and our Church.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Cardinal Se\u00e1n O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap., Archbishop of Boston<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c347a3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c347a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b776dbb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b776dbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76cd751\" data-id=\"76cd751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73d12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d73d12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"socialjustice\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464d7b0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"464d7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6970 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2.jpg 1269w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/531;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6970 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2.jpg 1269w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/531;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-35d0540 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35d0540\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16601ac\" data-id=\"16601ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafed53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bafed53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SERVICE TO OTHERS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30efa33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30efa33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HELPING ALL OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN NEED.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a253745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a253745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Approximately one-fifth of funds raised through the Catholic Appeal are dedicated to bringing the light of Christ to those in need in myriad ways. This includes offering support to those affected by addiction, as well as training chaplains to work in hospitals and prisons across Greater Boston.<\/strong><\/p><p>In the U.S., 1 in 3 households suffer from, are exposed to, or are otherwise impacted by the scourge of addiction. With this in mind, Cardinal Se\u00e1n has been at the forefront of addiction recovery ministry, establishing not only an Archdiocesan Opioid Addiction Task Force, but also a specific ministry to work with those affected by addiction and their families. While the Task Force works to identify and develop pastoral support programs for parishes and schools within the Archdiocese of Boston (such as the iThirst program), the Archdiocesan Addiction Recovery Pastoral Support Services (AARPSS) collaborates with various agencies and organizations to assist our parishes by seeking education, prevention, treatment, and solutions for the disease of addiction. <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/704293963\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>To watch a video highlighting this important work, click here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><strong><em>Your gift to the Catholic Appeal supports programs that address the disease of addiction, ensuring that our parish communities, priests, and laity can be a source of comfort, support, and guidance for those who turn to the Church for assistance. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2.jpg 1269w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/531;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bostoncatholicappeal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Fr-Joe-Addiction-Recovery-2.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4df4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4df4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By the <strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9697625 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9697625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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