During our pit stop back home in Cleveland, I painted a room in a neighbor’s home that they set aside for foster children. This couple is involved with the Catholic Worker outreach to the poor here. They aggressively … Continue reading
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Our family walked about downtown Cleveland with a group of Catholic Workers as part of a contemporary version of the Stations of the Cross. For instance, the First Station was in front of the Court House. This station … Continue reading
We live in the inner city of Cleveland (intentionally) and volunteer at a Catholic Worker outreach to the poor here. Today we learned one of the homeless men who goes to the outreach froze to death over the weekend. … Continue reading
While back in Cleveland, my daughter Sarah and I attended a session on Sabbath Economics at the Catholic Worker House. One participant said that our society has become absolutely nuts with complexity. That is, we now spend so … Continue reading
We played “Social Justice Football” with the kids at the Catholic Worker House this week on a somewhat soggy field. In Social Justice Football, everybody gets a chance to run, pass, catch… And although the score was 21 … Continue reading
Average JoeOhio Tour cont: Leaving Mass yesterday morning, a friend walked up and said: “Well this is it Joe, (Election year) 2008.” And so it is… Since the polls are showing I’m still, oh, a little bit … Continue reading
On Christmas eve our family volunteered at a local outreach to the poor here in Cleveland. It’s called The Storefront and is run by a group of Catholic Workers. While Liz and I served food and washed dishes, … Continue reading
I did a blog talk radio show this week. I was asked about illegal immigration. I said during a “Border Tour” we went to Juarez, Mexico, where some 200,000 people live in total abject poverty. The streets … Continue reading
Our family saw the showing of a documentary on Catholic Worker co-founder Dorothy Day the other night at St. Augustine’s Church in Cleveland. Before it started, someone passed out copies of the magazine: Alternatives for Simple Living. … Continue reading
Notes from my wife (and ‘almost First Lady’) Liz: “As we often do when we are home in Cleveland, I and the children volunteered at the Storefront Drop-In Center on Saturday morning. The Storefornt is a Catholic Worker … Continue reading