In the Footsteps of St. Paul: A Pilgrim Reflects

Article Written by: Mary Henige  ____ “Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully” (2 Cor 9:6). A pilgrimage is a quest for God. It is an experiential and spiritual adventure and an opportunity to encounter God by visiting important locations in our Church’s history. Eighteen […]

Scholarship Recipient Leads Mom Back To Church

— This article and its accompanying photos were originally published for Unleash The Gospel Magazine. Find more stories like this at utgdetroit.org. Oronde Manson was three years old when he started dragging his mom to church. “He started coming to me on Sundays and said, ‘Can we go to church?’ And I said, ‘Well, we […]

Empowering Young Philanthropists

Young Detroiters are passionate about creating change in their community. They are visionary, resilient, and driven. However, they often lack access to the resources and guidance necessary to turn their charitable objectives into reality. That is why the Catholic Foundation of Michigan, The Children’s Foundation, and The Pulte Family Foundation, have partnered to create the […]

Scholarships: A Gift of Love and Faith

The Catholic Foundation is grateful for generous supporters who understand how important it is to provide the opportunity for all students to receive an excellent education grounded in Catholic belief and practice.  In 2020, aware of the financial difficulties some families were facing, a small group of donors and the Archdiocese of Detroit opened the […]

Anonymous donor establishes $75K match grant for Ukrainian Catholic school

_____________ Author: Dan Meloy Republished with permission from Detroit Catholic.   A Detroit Catholic reader has begun a $100,000 match campaign in support of Warren-based Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School’s effort to educate refugees from the ongoing Ukrainian-Russian War. The anonymous donor worked with the Catholic Foundation of Michigan to establish a short campaign to […]

For the Joy of His Children: Campaign to Support New Playground

Written by Elizabeth Gardiner   Have you been inside an elementary school when the recess bell rings? The hallways erupt with noise as children quickly put on their coats and head for the playground doors. Those doors fly open with children anxiously running to their favorite play structure. Children are scaling the rock wall, hanging […]

Beloved Parish Celebrates 60th Anniversary

The origin of St. Kieran Church in Shelby Township dates back to June 8, 1962, when Cardinal Dearden outlined the boundaries for the parish. Three weeks later Reverend Edward Obuchowski was installed as Pastor on June 24, 1962 and groundbreaking for the temporary church building took place on July 1, 1962. Over the years many […]

2022 Spring Endowment Distributions

$30k Match Celebrates Christian Community and Charity

The Malta Dental and Medical Clinic (Malta Clinic), with the help of hundreds of volunteers and supporters, has had more than 16,000 visits by uninsured homeless, elderly, and veteran patients in its 18-year history. Now, a family’s generous creation of a new endowment fund will help secure the Malta Clinic’s ministry for the future. The […]

Beauty of Diversity Within the Body of Christ

_____________ Written by Mary Wilkerson Inspired by Joey Wilkerson   Growing up as a cradle Catholic of Polish and Irish descent, I am not sure I ever thought twice about the Sacred images surrounding me in Church. The vast majority of images reflected back at me saints and holy men and women who looked like […]