The big news this week is that Pope Francis went the the Greek island of Lesbos and took back three refugee families who will now be: “…guests of the Vatican.” Good idea. Our administration would open the White House for … Continue reading
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More catching up on the past two months… I volunteered at an outreach to the homeless in Cleveland on Christmas night, during a trip back to the city to see relatives. This is run out of St. Malachi’s Church on … Continue reading
Catching up from the last week… While in South Bend, Indiana, I was invited to a Ph.D. level Law Class at Notre Dame University. The class discussion this day revolved around the legal reasons the Bush Administration used for … Continue reading
We’ve stopped at the Open Door Community in Atlanta. This is a Catholic Worker House that does outreach to the homeless. Liz and I will be on staff here for several months, while also looking at urban … Continue reading
While the immigration debate continues to heat up, we went to the Casa Juan Diego House of Hospitality in the heart of Houston to look at this issue ‘up close and personal,’ so to speak. The Casa Juan Diego … Continue reading
Our Louisiana Gumbo Tour continues in New Orleans… We stopped at St. Thomas Catholic Worker House in the heart of the city here on Constance St. They take in homeless people, have set up a community garden, lobby … 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
In remembrance of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday 1965, which was honored today in Selma, Alabama, my son Jonathan and I went to the King Center in Atlanta. A tribute to the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the … Continue reading
Liz and I are currently part of the staff at the St. Peter Claver Catholic Worker Houses in South Bend, Indiana. These houses, based on the ethos of Christian “hospitality,” take in people off the streets and allow them … Continue reading
The other day I listened to part of a talk to some Montessori students who were on a field trip to the Peter Claver Catholic Worker Houses in South Bend, Indiana. The Catholic Worker Houses here are a cluster … Continue reading