Theo Kayser Talks about His CW Origin Story and the Value of Decentralized Power (CCW #5)
Coffee with Catholic Workers is a podcast from and about folks involved in the Catholic Worker movement hosted by Theo…
Catherine Morris of Hennessy House of Hospitality Talks About Going to Jail with Dorothy Day (CCW #4)
In the latest episode of Coffee with Catholic Workers, Theo and Lydia. talk with Catherine Morris who lives at the Hennessy…
Joanne Kennedy of the New York CW Talks About Editing the Newspaper as a Work of Mercy (CCW #2)
Our guest this episode is Joanne Kennedy from the New York Catholic Worker, current managing editor of the Catholic Worker…
Live-in Volunteer Opportunity: Wallyhouse, Honolulu, Hawai’i
We are looking for one or two people to join Wallyhouse, a Catholic Worker
community that welcomes volunteers dedicated to the spiritual and corporal works of
mercy. Wallyhouse is the only CW house of hospitality in Hawaii. It is located in the
former rectory of St Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, surrounded by public housing and a
number of homeless folks living in tents.
Brenna Cussen-Anglada of Saint Isidore Farm Talks About Decolonization and Joy in the Catholic Worker (CCW #3)
In the latest episode, Lydia and Theo talk to Brenna from the Saint Isidore Farm in Cuba City, WI about her Catholic Worker journey, how the farm set up a coop to handle their finances, her community’s journey working towards decolonization, and what about the Catholic Worker brings her joy.
Casa de Clara Catholic Worker: Positions Available
Casa de Clara Catholic Worker, located in beautiful San Jose, CA, has two positions open for workers who are looking to help us rebuild. We shut down in 2021 due to Covid and the need to do a rash of renovations to our house but we’re trying to get started again. We love to have your help. The need in San Jose is great as we have a burgeoning homeless population and an ever-increasing wealth gap.
Julie Brown of Des Moines CW Talks about Her Journey from Occupy to Kurdistan (CCW #1)
Catholic Workers Lydia Wong and Theo Kayser have a new CW podcast, Coffee With Catholic Workers! Each episode they talk to different cool Catholic Worker folks. The first episode features Julie Brown of the Des Moines Worker speaking to us from Kurdistan.
The Works of Mercy: An Antidote to the Mercilessness of the Day
“With the passing years, I have come to see our work of hospitality at the Catholic Worker – this doing the works of mercy – as an ever-available antidote to despair, a practical pushback against the mercilessness of the day. A welcoming cup of coffee and pot of soup are tools for defying the trench mentality that sets in when belief in goodness wanes.” Claire Schaeffer-Duffy, a member of SS. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker in Worcester, Massachusetts, reflects on the Works of Mercy in a talk she gave at the 2022 Catholic Worker Gathering.
Welcome to the updated and refreshed CatholicWorker.org
A personal note from Jim Allaire about the new look for CatholicWorker.org, and the future of the website.
On Aims and Purposes
Here are some key articles by Dorothy Day on the theme of the Catholic Worker’s “Aims and Purposes.”
Tom Cornell (1934-2022)
A collection of tributes to longtime Catholic Worker and Catholic peace activist Tom Cornell, who died on August 1, 2022, at the age of 88.
On War and Peace
Various articles by Dorothy Day on the themes of war, pacifism, and the Catholic Worker positions on making peace.
Prayers for the Canonization of Dorothy Day
A prayer for the canonization of Dorothy Day and a prayer for her intercession.
Dorothy Day Tampa seeks volunteers, six-week study course
Are you being summoned to love thy neighbor differently? Join us as we journey in faith with a virtual six-week…
Timeline of the Life of Dorothy Day
A timeline of the life of Dorothy Day cin the context of the history of the Catholic Church, the Catholic Worker Movement, and the world. Created by Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty.
Dandelion House (Portland, OR)
We are looking for people interested in joining a small, live-in Catholic Worker community. Prior community living experience, grounding in spiritual practice, and commitment to a nonviolent revolution are helpful. Contact Dandelion House Catholic Worker.
Los Angeles Catholic Worker seeks summer volunteers
Each summer mid-June through early August, the L.A. Catholic Worker extends an invitation to any adult interested in joining us…
On Pilgrimage
Summary: Relishes life on the land, saying it is a place to retreat to, find God, and to go forth from as apostles. Summarizes five retreat talks whose focus is to increase the desire for sanctity, to a more complete love of God. Gives examples of her failure to love and the struggle to renew love of God and neighbor. (DDLW #482).
On Pilgrimage
Summary: Describes the hustle and bustle around the farm–planting, building, cooking. Ruminates about conversion, calling each person to a revolution beginning with themselves–to make a start toward a new way of living based on distributism. Says distributism is neither communism nor capitalism but based on individual ownership of land, tools, workshops, and factories. Keyword: economics (DDLW #481).
Housing
Summary: Praises God for May, the month of Mary and full of beauty. Recalls the Catholic Worker began in May sixteen years ago and summarizes their program and the many allied movements of the lay apostolate. Says their pacifism and distributism distinguishes them from other movements. Focuses on voluntary poverty as exemplified in Peter Maurin’s life, especially since he became ill. Reflects on holiness and the call to all to become saints. Includes quotations from her winter’s reading. Keywords: Gandhi, machine, philosophy of work (DDLW #480).