[impimp]

I am often wary of second collections at Mass. Some are great but some go to CCHD, Catholic Relief Services, etc. and I do NOT want to give to those organizations.

[silverleaf]

I have seen some of their good works at overseas refuge camps

I guess the key is to find a way to directly fund the nuns and priests at those overseas missions and camps, if you want to help

Or just focus on home
Lots of people hurting in Louisiana, North Carolina and now Tennessee due to natural (and unnatural) disasters

[To Hell With Poverty]

Same here. The only ones I don’t pass along empty are the ones for our local SVdP Society, the priest retirement fund, and our sister parish in Haiti. The first collection and building fund we do via direct deposit.