Although the name of Thomy Lafon is not widely known outside of Louisiana, at one time he was the wealthiest Black man in the United States and one of the country’s great philanthropists.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Father Tomasz Jamka, pastor of Holy Apostles Parish, has been named the new chaplain and executive director of Catholic Outreach to Northern Ukraine, (CONU) the organization founded by Father Paul Wicker in the mid-1990s to help the Catholic Church in Ukraine rebuild after decades of Communist oppression.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Catholic Charities of Central Colorado has purchased the former Helen Hunt Elementary School, located in the Hillside neighborhood of Colorado Springs, and will soon kick off a capital campaign to fund the construction of 24 transitional housing units inside the building.

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time