Straighten the Path!

Birgit Oberhofer, the Program Coordinator of Catholics on Call, is originally from Munich, Germany where she studied Education Science, Psychology and Theology. After two years of formation in Italy she became a consecrated member of the Focolare Movement, living in one of their houses in Cologne. There she worked as a program developer and grant writer for one of the biggest charity organizations in Germany, running programs in the field of Adult Education and Social Work. She came to Chicago in 2007 and started working at CTU in July 2008. She also serves as the regional coordinator of the young adult community of the Focolare, preparing retreats and formation programs. She is living in one of the two houses of the Focolare in Hyde Park, Chicago. The Focolare is an ecclesial lay movement, born in Italy in 1943.