2024-01-24-eEdition

Volume 91, Number 2 Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile January 24, 2025 C ൺඍඁඈඅංർ W ൾൾ඄ Tඁൾ CATHOLIC SCHOOLS I NSIDE T HIS W EEK @mobilearchdiocese Follow: Visit: mobarch.org Pages 7-17 Catholic Schools Week kicks off Jan. 26. See "The Catholic Week's" supplement highlighting Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile. DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY Sisters leaving a lasting impact on those in Alabama S HOWING THE COMPASSION OF C HRIST Goals for 94th annual Appeal include $4.7 million, 100 percent participation By ROB HERBST The Catholic Week Whether it was in hospitals, schools, parishes, orphanages, elderly homes or anywhere else they were in need, the Daughters of Charity were here to serve the people of Alabama. Their all-important ministry, which began in 1841, is coming to an end within the Archdiocese of Mobile as the three remaining Daughters of Charity in Mobile have been called to withdraw from minis- tries and will relocate elsewhere. The Daughters of Charity’s legacy and three remaining sisters — Sister Ann Claire Rhoads, D.C., Sister Louise Busby, D.C. and Sister Andrea Miller, D.C., — will be honored during the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Cathedral- Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. ArchbishopThomas J. Rodi will be the celebrant and the Mass will also celebrate all members of Consecrated Life in the archdiocese as part of February’s World Day for Consecrated Life in the Church. A reception will follow in the Chan- cery ballroom at 400 Government St.The entrance is located on Franklin Street. World Day for Consecrated Life Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 9 Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile. Reception: Following Mass at 400 Government St. All invited to say goodbye to Daughters of Charity. Daughters of Charity to be recognized during Mass, reception Feb. 9 before leaving Mobile See SERVICE, Page 22 By SHANNON ROH For The Catholic Week MOBILE – ArchbishopThomas J. Rodi and Executive Director of Development and Stewardship for the Archdiocese of Mobile Shannon D. Roh have announced that the 2025 Catholic Charities Appeal financial goal is $4.7 million and 100 percent partici- pation! We must come together as a family of faith to support our neighbors in need with a sacrificial gift. Together we can show the compassion of Christ for the tens of thousands of people in our communities who are in need.While we are not all called to give equally, we are all called to give sacrificially. Each gift to the Catholic Charities Appeal is like a snowflake, every gift is different, but together we can cover the ministries we serve with the funds needed to share love and hope with tens of thousands in need. The 2025 Catholic Charities Appeal theme re- mains, “In all things Charity.” Each ministry funded by the Catholic Charities Appeal is an example of the love of Christ to those in need throughout the Archdiocese of Mobile. St. Matthew inspired the 2025 appeal with this verse, “For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink ...” (Matthew 25:35). For 94 years, the faithful in the archdiocese have shown love for those in need through their generosity to the annual Catholic Charities Appeal.The appeal supports more than 30 ministries throughout central See APPEAL, Page 2