We’ve been in Ft. Collins, Colorado, the past week stumping and doing some campaign vehicle work… While in Wal Mart picking something up, I noticed the woman in line in front of me was buying six boxes of Cracker … Continue reading
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Met with Pete Spagnuolo who helped establish the Respect Life Committee at St. John the Evangelist Church in Loveland, Colorado. He moved here from Florida several years ago and has been an absolute dynamo. Through his efforts, his … Continue reading
We have headed into Colorado for our Rocky Mountain High Tour. (Once again, originality is the hallmark of our campaign.) We have entered near the southeastern corner of Colorado, “coal country.” In fact, we got to Trinidad, … Continue reading
Today my wife Liz gave a talk to a gathering at the Open Door Community in Atlanta. She talked about the history of the Catholic Worker Movement. (The Open Door is patterned after Catholic Worker Houses.) … Continue reading
We have come to the Open Door Community near the heart of urban Atlanta, Georgia, to look at poverty issues. The Open Door is a Catholic Worker Community that takes in the homeless and also provides regular meals and … Continue reading
I recently gave a talk at the University of Notre Dame. It was sponsored, in part, by ND’s Center for Social Concerns. The Center is recognized nationally for it’s community-based learning courses. What’s more, students do “immersion … Continue reading
An AP story today said that the “foreclosure crisis” is worsening. The latest evidence was a report Thursday that a rising proportion of fixed-rate home loans made to people with good credit are sinking into foreclosure nationwide, according to … Continue reading
I talked with a group of students from Creighton University in Oklahoma last week at the Catholic Worker around the corner. They told me they were here for their Spring Break. That is, while a good number of … Continue reading
In the last entry, I talk in general terms about the tremendous disparity between most Americans and most people in the Third World. Today at the drop-in center my family volunteers at in Cleveland, I came across a New … Continue reading
I have spent a considerable amount of time the last few weeks interviewing people who are activists for nonviolence. Bill Corrigan, who is a deacon at St. Colman’s Church in Cleveland, saw the horror of war first-hand in World … Continue reading