By Marie Galetto Marketing & Grants Program Manager Lent can sometimes feel a bit like a marathon. We’ve reached the halfway point and the end is in sight! The Easter celebration acts as the finish line for our Lenten sacrifices – the time when we can finally indulge in Easter candy and revert back to …
By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director We all grew up knowing that there were three intertwined actions observed during Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. In my family the focus was on SACRIFICE: We gave up meat on Ash Wednesday, and only ate one regular meal that day. In “those” days we still abstained from meat …
By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director, The Catholic Community Foundation of Santa Clara County Bishop Daly once suggested to me that if I start each day with gratitude, EACH DAY would be more joy filled. So, that is my intention. Mind you, I don’t always succeed. GRATITUDE: The virtue by which a person acknowledges, interiorly and …
By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director Recently I attended the Memorial Mass for Sister Mary Claude Power, PBVM. Those of you who knew her need no reminder of her strength, will and grace. For those of you who did not have the blessing of knowing her, she was the founding Superintendent of Schools for the …
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By Marie Galetto Marketing & Grants Program Manager As the newest member of the Catholic Community Foundation’s staff, it has been fascinating to learn about all the programs that we are able to support in our local community. From homeless outreach, to youth ministry programs, to musical training sessions, there are so many different programs …
By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director When I was in school, from elementary at Saint Justin all the way through my time at Gonzaga, I recall this question when getting back from vacation: What did you get for Christmas? There were some years when I proudly sported a new pair of shoes or a great …
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By Mary Quilici Aumack The strongest emotion that accompanies faith is that of gratitude. We are grateful for the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. We are grateful for our personal relationship with God, and the joy with which that fills our lives. We want to share this joy and gratitude with others, reaching …
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By Mary Quilici Aumack Executive Director GRATITUDE: The virtue by which a person acknowledges, interiorly and exteriorly, gifts received and seeks to make at least some return for the gift conferred. When we were all in grammar school we learned that after significant challenges in the “new world,” people came together to share food, stories, …
By Mary Quilici Aumack This is an accounting of two weeks in my life; finding God in everything.
STEWARDSHIP: Tending, taking care, preserving. We often speak of stewardship in three areas: Time, Talent and Treasure. I would like to add TRADITION. What is tradition? Simply, it’s something that is so enjoyable or meaningful that we want to do it over and over.