5/30/05

Memorial Day: In Memorial Days past, our family has gone out to local cemeteries to honor those who have fought for our country. Yesterday, we met with a group of Catholic Workers on Cleveland’s near west side who, quite regularly, … Continue reading

5/27/05

My wife Liz met with Beth Mancuso on Cleveland’s near west side. She is the “Queen of Recycling.” For her organic garden, she obtained a mixture of aged sawdust and manure from the Cleveland Mounted Police Stables. She noted that … Continue reading

5/12/05

Our family did some volunteer work at the Catholic Worker’s “Storefront” on Cleveland’s near west side last night. One man told me he came here from Cuba in the early ’80s when Jimmy Carter’s administration allowed some 21,000 people from … Continue reading

5/10/05

I’m working on a column about a program we researched recently at the University of Dayton. The Chaminade Program at UD is designed to get students thinking about career more in terms of “vocation,” than merely just another secular job. … Continue reading

4/18/05

Our family toured the Catholic Worker House on the near west side of Cleveland today. Four volunteers live in community with 15 people who would otherwise be: homeless. They live in a converted convent on St. Patrick Church property here … Continue reading

4/9/05

Our family volunteered at the Catholic Worker “Storefront” on Lorain Ave. in Cleveland today. It was a Saturday morning breakfast for the poor and homeless of the area. The Catholic Worker charism is one of hospitality to the poor. Some … Continue reading

3/25/05

Our family joined a group of some 50 Catholic Workers (and others) today on a damp, cold, two and a half hour Good Friday “Way of the Cross” walk through downtown Clevleland. The Stations of the Cross were matched against … Continue reading

3/4/05

Met with Teresa Walsh in San Antonia, Florida. For ten years, their family put up her mother and father in an ‘grandparents suite’ in their ranch style home. (The grandparents lived in a converted basement, with a kitchen and so … Continue reading