Catholic parishes throughout the United States offer the gift of hospitality when they welcome Veterans and their families home. The following links provide some resources for local parishes to reflect upon as they consider meeting the pastoral needs of those who have served.
- Veteran Crisis Hotline
- Dial 988, Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, if you need to talk – call, text, chat
- Dial 988 to help someone else, learn more
- VA National Center for PTSD
- VA Clergy Toolkit: Moral injury
- VA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Start a Veterans Ministry or Welcome Center
- Warriors to Lourdes Pilgrimage: May 13-19, 2025
- White House Jesuit Retreat for Veterans: facilitates retreats for Veterans
- Archbishop Broglio’s letter to Married Couples and the Challenge of Military Service.
- The Archdiocese of Chicago has developed a website to meet the pastoral needs of Veterans and Military Families.
- The Archdiocese of Washington has a webpage to support Veterans.
- Articles from the Journal of the Catholic Health Association of the United States dedicated to caring for veterans.
