by alex-focus | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog, Media
“FOCUS Pittsburgh knew it was onto something when it piloted its model for strengthening communities — starting with the knowledge that social service help will not stick unless trauma is confronted.” Click here to read the full article on this...
by alex-focus | Jul 30, 2018 | Blog
FOCUS West Central PennsylvaniaAnnouncement: Appointment of FOCUS Center Director July 24, 2018 FOCUS North America is pleased to announce the appointment of Fr. Seraphim Moslener as Director of the FOCUS Center for West Central Pennsylvania (WCPA), effective...
by alex-focus | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
St. Juliana the Merciful Lifelong Service The life of St. Juliana the Merciful shows us how we can serve in every stage of our lives. As a young girl, St. Juliana’s mother and father died, and she lived with her aunt and cousins. St. Juliana used her gift of...
by alex-focus | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
Last Sunday Fr. Barnabas Powell interviewed FOCUS’ Executive Director, Seraphim Danckaert, on his live radio show Faith Encouraged. Their conversation covered the theology of caring for the poor and how it relates to our salvation. As humans made in the image...
by alex-focus | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog
During Lent, we are encouraged and challenged to struggle through some fundamental, yet difficult aspects of Christian life: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. What is almsgiving? Matushka Constantina Palmer wrote, “The Greek word eleemosyne means ‘alms,...
