A Colorful Mark of the Past and the Future

Sister Ansgar Holmberg, CSJ, creates a piece in honor of the Catholic Charities USA Centennial celebration.



The year 2010 marks the Centennial for the Catholic Charities USA, and the organization is already creating goals for the next ten years. With artistic help from Sister Ansgar Holmberg, CSJ, the Catholic Charities have created five pillars that they believe will help to reduce poverty in the United States and will allow them to reach their goal by 2020.

Focusing on Housing, Food and Water, Healthcare, Education and Job Training, and Family Financial Security, Sister Ansgar Homberg created a beautiful image that celebrates the Centennial and expresses the mission of the Catholic Charities.


“You can see the various pillars in the pictures and the center symbolizes energy, like breath or water; energy that connects and flows between the five aspects,” says Holmberg.

The statement above the picture is taken from the Bishops pastoral, and was chosen to represent Catholic Charities’ mission. For more information about the Catholic Charities USA Centennial go to http://tinyurl.com/2gxpzmt, or click here for more information about Sister Ansgar Holmberg’s work.












May 2010