By Mary Quilici Aumack This is an accounting of two weeks in my life; finding God in everything. Doug and I live in the Santa Cruz Mountains, just outside Los Gatos. It’s a 20-minute drive to church, and yet worlds away. This “telling” starts with the first big rain...
STEWARDSHIP: Tending, taking care, preserving. We often speak of stewardship in three areas: Time, Talent and Treasure. I would like to add TRADITION. What is tradition? Simply, it’s something that is so enjoyable or meaningful that we want to do it over and over....
By Mary Quilici Aumack I grew up in Saint Justin Parish. That community provided a spiritual, educational and social “center” for my family. My parents were involved in everything, and deeply grateful for this “village” that they viewed as helping them raise their...
The motto of the Catholic Community Foundation of Santa Clara County is “Building Forever Value for Catholic Ministry.” The foundation, based in San Jose, seeks to build financial security for parishes and other Catholic organizations in the form of...
CHARISM: A gift given for the good of others. We often speak of charism when referring to the important work and legacy of the religious. The Sisters of the Holy Family are “gleaners,” pushing out the boundaries of the world to reach those most abandoned. They...
The Catholic Community Foundation hosted its Advisors’ Luncheon on Tuesday, June 21st. The event brought together nearly 100 attorneys, CPAs, financial advisors and wealth planners from the Santa Clara Valley, the Peninsula and San Francisco to discuss the...