Founded in 1974, Bread for the World describes itself as "a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger.” Its stated mission is “to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.” Effectively, Bread is an activist and lobbying organization that coordinates efforts to influence political policy.Unfortunately, our investigation of Bread for the World … [Read more...]
Easterseals
Easterseals, originally known as the National Society for Crippled Children, was founded in 1919 to provide medical assistance, therapy, and support to children with disabilities. Since then, it has expanded its services to disabled adults as well. Easterseals describes its mission as follows: "Through our national network of affiliates, Easterseals provides essential services and on-the-ground supports to more than 1.5 million people each year — from early childhood programs for … [Read more...]
USCCB Refused AUSCP Participation in Eucharistic Congress Due to its Rejection of Transubstantiation
On July 2, the Association of US Catholic Priests (AUSCP) issued a press release indicating that the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis rejected the AUSCP’s application for a vendor table and active participation in the event earlier this summer. The release states: …We regret, with sadness, that the National Association of U.S. Catholic Priests will have no formal presence among the many thousands of the faithful, lay and ordained, gathering in this public and profound proclamation … [Read more...]
CanadaHelps
The Lepanto Institute has received numerous requests to investigate CanadaHelps, a prominent charitable organization in Canada. Founded by Aaron Pereira, Ryan Little and Matthew Choi in 1999, CanadaHelps describes itself as "the trusted charity, informing, inspiring, and connecting charities and donors with the causes they care about. We have facilitated over $2 billion in giving." While this appears commendable on the surface, our investigation reveals significant contradictions of Catholic … [Read more...]
Peter’s Pence
According to the USCCB’s second collection schedule, the Peter’s Pence collection is normally taken the last weekend in June. The schedule says: "The Peter’s Pence Collection enables the Holy Father to respond with emergency financial assistance to requests to aid the neediest throughout the world—those who suffer as a result of war, oppression, and natural disasters. It likewise provides the faithful with a tangible opportunity to not only empower the weak, defenseless, and voiceless, but … [Read more...]
