The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported violent crime is up in the city this year, led by more homicides. And our section of Cleveland, recently, reflects some of this trend… About a week ago, there was a street corner gun fatality … Continue reading
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We stopped by the Catholic Worker House in Cleveland after the kids second soccer match at the Micheal Zone Recreation Center here. I excitedly shared about their last minute victory in a “shoot out.” One of the volunteers, Joe Mueller … Continue reading
Talked at length with a man at the Catholic Worker Storefront, a evening drop in center for the disadvantaged in the area. He said several years ago, he was homeless in another municipality to the west of here, and was … Continue reading
We stopped at the Catholic Worker “Storefront” for the disadvantaged where we volunteer when we’re back in Cleveland. I got in a conversation with a 24-year-old black male who lives in the inner city and is in his second semester … Continue reading
I was interviewed by the South Bend (Indiana) Tribune. When the editor heard about all our traveling, he said it had always been his dream (in a “Blue Highways” sense) to extensively travel the country. “Although I don’t know if … Continue reading
We are in South Bend, Indiana, at the Catholic Worker House here. Actually, this is a cluster of homes where the homeless and others down on their luck are taken in. Run totally on donations, the Catholic worker volunteers here … Continue reading
More summary updates from the last few days: In Winona, Minnesota I interviewed Paul and Sarah Freid who are live-in volunteers at a Catholic Worker house for the homeless there. Paul, who was a theology major in college, said the … Continue reading
In South Bend, Indiana, I interviewed Professor Margie Pfeil who teaches Moral Theology and Social Ethics at Notre Dame University. (She is also one of the founders of a Catholic Worker House here.) In regard to social ethics, she said … Continue reading
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
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