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 →
Met this week with Bob McCauliff who is the volunteer coordinator for a project to turn an old, vacant convent on Cleveland’s near west side into a long-term living facility for those recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. If it … Continue reading →
My wife Liz and our daughter Sarah helped with an after-school tutoring program with a group of Liberian refugee children who have recently come to Cleveland. Liz, who home schools our children, worked one on one with one of the … Continue reading →
Met with Mark Pestak, who has lived on the near west side of Cleveland with his family for the past 15 years. For this man who has a Ph.D. in physics and is working on a NASA space station project, … Continue reading →
Met with Deacon Bill Merrimen and Fr. Mark Dinardo at St. Patrick’s Church on the near west side of Cleveland. They have helped establish an extremely creative “Urban Plunge Program.” Fr. Dinardo has freed up a number of bedrooms in … Continue reading →
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 →
Met with a seminarian from the East Side of Cleveland today. He said he subscribes to the social theory: “Pay it Forward.” He said a short time ago, a diocesan priest gave him some gas money to get back to … Continue reading →
Met with Bill Merriman, who is a deacon at St. Patrick’s Church on the near west side of Cleveland. He has been a lynchpin in helping refugees transition into Cleveland. The most recent arrivals to the city’s near west side … Continue reading →
At the end of the week, we move into an apartment in Cleveland’s inner city to help with some outreach. (Part of our platform calls for people to move back into the inner cities of America to help those who … Continue reading →
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 →