﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:56:34 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Andy Barton</title><link>https://www.diocs.org:443/Herald/rss/author/627/andy-barton</link><atom:link href="https://www.diocs.org:443/Herald/rss/author/627/andy-barton" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Dilexi Te: Who Do You Love?]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-dilexi-te-who-do-you-love</link><description><![CDATA[ At this writing, a historic government shutdown has left flights delayed and civil servants without pay. More importantly, for over 42 million people who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-dilexi-te-who-do-you-love</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-1255]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Do Not Be Conquered by Evil]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-do-not-be-conquered-by-evil</link><description><![CDATA[ Dominating the skyline of 1200-year-old Hamburg, Germany, stands the towering ruins of St. Nikolai Church.  At the time of its reconstruction in 1874, it was the world’s tallest building. Today it ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-do-not-be-conquered-by-evil</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-1193]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: In the One, we are one]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-in-the-one-we-are-one</link><description><![CDATA[ To this day, I can recall watching “Predators of the Mara,” a rerun of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,” on a quiet Sunday afternoon in the early 1980s. In that episode, a cheetah chases down and ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-in-the-one-we-are-one</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-1089]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Remembering Pope Francis]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-remembering-pope-francis</link><description><![CDATA[ Over 10 years ago, as I was preparing to come to work for Catholic Charities, a friend suggested I read “ Evangelii Gaudium ” (The Joy of the Gospel), Pope Francis’ first apostolic exhortation. In ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-remembering-pope-francis</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-961]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Encountering Our Neighbors This Advent Season]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-encountering-our-neighbors-this-advent-season</link><description><![CDATA[ Christmas is amazing. It is a homage to the singular, foundational event of Christianity, yet it is celebrated and promoted by people worldwide, regardless of faith.  In the United States, it is the ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-encountering-our-neighbors-this-advent-season</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-824]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Mercy Now]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-mercy-now</link><description><![CDATA[ In 2005, the singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier released her fourth solo album, “Mercy Now.” The title song is a somber plea for mercy in our families, church, and nation. If you don’t know this song, ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-mercy-now</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-654]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: The Gospel Call to Serve Those in Need]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-the-gospel-call-to-serve-those-in-need</link><description><![CDATA[ We live in an emotional time.  Our culture is increasingly shaped by those whose voices are the loudest and whose emotions are the strongest.  Loud voices and strong emotions are fine, but only if ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-the-gospel-call-to-serve-those-in-need</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-520]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Let There Be Hope]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-let-there-be-hope</link><description><![CDATA[ At the end of the new Ridley Scott biopic “Napoleon,” the director lists the total number of French soldiers killed under Napoleon’s command. As if the three hours of 19th-century warfare were not ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-let-there-be-hope</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-457]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Showing Compassion Often Requires Suffering]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-showing-compassion-often-requires-suffering</link><description><![CDATA[ I was reading at a Starbucks on the northeast side of Colorado Springs one morning last month when a teenage couple walked into the cafe. The girl was pulling a large suitcase and was wearing a ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-showing-compassion-often-requires-suffering</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-362]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Barton]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CARITAS CORNER: Good Catholic Songs]]></title><link>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-good-catholic-songs</link><description><![CDATA[ Let me just get this out of the way:  the band Black Sabbath is not for everyone.  If their choice of band name is not enough to turn off good and proper people, the anecdotes of their excessive ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.diocs.org/Herald/caritas-corner-good-catholic-songs</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1bf32585-3ee8-41f2-8aaa-c0b49f5439ea-301]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>