COAR, the Community of Oscar A. Romero, is the oldest extant organization in the world to carry the name of Oscar Romero with the approval of the Archdiocese of San Salvador. Oscar Romero will be canonized in the fall of 2018. Note from COAR’s Executive Director: On April 28th, COAR honored Romero’s long-time friend and […]
At COAR’s Annual Benefit, May 13, 2017 ~ Raul’s Grace Raul’s Grace will be the grace before our meal on May 13th. You will join us in spirit by watching this grace, as we honor Bishop Emeritus Pilla. His years of support created and protected this place where a child like Raul could spontaneously offer a […]
Our cover girl for our 2017 Annual Benefit is Fatima, sporting a beautiful blue butterfly “tattoo” from Christmas 2016. Here is a story about her from 2015: Several years ago, COAR welcomed our first child with Down Syndrome. She is a wonderful girl with a bright and lively spirit who only wants to please. Thanks […]
March 2016 Newsletter Your Gifts Build Strength and Gentleness Strength – the school, pg. 1 * Gentleness – the children, pgs. 4-5 “There is no strength like gentleness, and no gentleness like real strength.” – Saint Francis de Sales The students and teachers cannot get to the schools safely through gang territories, so schools […]
COAR Co-founder, RIP: Sister Audrey Walsh, CCVI, 1921-2015 Those of you new to COAR might not know that our history goes back to 1980. That is the year when Bl. Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was murdered. That summer, as the refugee camps filled, a priest, Fr. Ken Myers, a member of the Cleveland Latin American Mission (CLAM) Team, brought a few children […]
35 Years – the Living Legacy of the North American Churchwomen Hundreds attend a memorial celebration at the Ursuline Mother House on December 2, 2015 Jean Donovan’s daily diary from 1980 Aug. 7th highlight: “Ron [in Chaletango] has 23 children in his house to be evacuated.” August 18th highlight: “Ken came home […]
Your Gifts gain the world Strength and Gentleness Strength – the school, pg. 1 * Gentleness – the children, pgs. 4-5 Juan Carlos came to COAR in 2002. He graduated in November 2015 (the Salvadoran school year begins and ends with the calendar year.) He was one of the students selected for the Intercontinental Hotel […]
From the Peace Mission’s Executive Director By Mary K. Stevenson Many of COAR’s supporters are not Catholic. But they appreciate the spirit and integrity with which we approach our Catholic mission. Being Catholic also gives us centuries of experience and wisdom to draw upon. St. Francis de Sales was bishop of Geneva from 1602-1622, while […]
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COAR and our generous donors have always responded to the needs of the poor, neglected and at-risk children of El Salvador. In the 1980s, COAR grew organically out of the reality. With the Salvadoran civil war raging in the countryside, war orphans were appearing daily at the Church in Zaragoza on the outskirts of San […]