Welcome, CEO Jamie Verbrugge

Introduction Video: CEO Jamie Verbrugge

Jamie joined our staff to learn more about the organization’s work firsthand.

Jamie’s adoption was facilitated by Catholic Charities

“I literally owe my life to Catholic Charities… there are thousands of people in this region who can say they literally owe their lives to this organization; that’s the work that I am really excited to do.” – Jamie Verbrugge, President and CEO

Voice Podcast: Indigenous Ministry & Catholic Social Teaching

Indigenous Ministry, Our Interconnected Histories, and Catholic Social Teaching

Shawn Phillips, Lay Director of the Church of Gichitwaa Kateri and Office of Indigenous Ministry for the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis, shares stories from his ministry within our Native American communities, discusses the importance of learning about our interconnected histories, and reflects on this work within the context of Catholic Social Teaching.

References

  • “Querida Amazonia” (2020) | Pope Francis
  • “Ecclesia in Oceania” (2001) | John Paul II
  • “Sacrosanctum Concilium” (1963) | Pope Paul VI
  • Seeking Truth Together: Confronting the History of Indian Boarding Schools, Archdiocese of St Paul & Minneapolis
  • The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, NABS
  • Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report, US Department of the Interior
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Canada

    • Adoption Program

    Following a decades-long decline in the demand for domestic infant adoption services, Catholic Charities permanently closed our Adoption Services program as of October 1, 2016. This includes post adoption services which will be provided by Lutheran Social Service. To request adoption records, please use the contact information below to begin the process.

    (651) 646-7771, Option 3

    Contact us

    (651) 255-2371
    PAS@CHLSS.org
    Address:
    Main Office
    1605 Eustis Street
    Saint Paul, MN 55108
    https://chlss.org/post-adoption/