As the country commemorated the 25th anniversary of the one of the worst terrorist attacks in our nation's history, one CCEW employ had the opportunity to share his thoughts on the Just Love podcast, hosted by Monsignor Kevin Sullivan. Scott Cooper, Vice President of Mission, had been in New York just days before the attack, and shared details of what would be a harrowing journey home the day of the attacks. Listen here: 25 Years After 9/11: Service, Solidarity & the Journey

This week God brought us…”Mel”, a small man with a stoop, holding a walking stick, in his early 80s, sporting an extravagant mustache. We had never seen Mel before, but he came in today asking for help paying for his post office box rental. Mel narrated a life that began with domestic abuse from his father as a toddler, then a stepfather who spent decades in a psychiatric hospital. Mel never married or had a family of his own and has lived in the dilapidated house he inherite