Frits ter Kuile: Anarchist Squats, Peace Walks, and European Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 12)
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Frits ter Kuile: Anarchist Squats, Peace Walks, and European Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 12)

Frits ter Kuile (Jeannette Noel House, Amsterdam, Netherlands) joins Coffee with Catholic Worker to share his story, which ranges from anarchist squats to imprisonment for draft resistance to marches across the U.S. for peace. He also shares some of the good work being done by other Catholic Workers across Europe.

Catholic Workers Block Truax ANG Base, Occupy Wis. Governor’s Office
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Catholic Workers Block Truax ANG Base, Occupy Wis. Governor’s Office

Catholic Workers attending the Midwest Catholic Worker Faith and Resistance Gathering were among dozens who participated in nonviolent direct actions at Truax Air Force Base and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ office on Monday to oppose the deployment of F-35 fighter jets to the base.

Davide Is Dancing in the Kitchen
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Davide Is Dancing in the Kitchen

“Loneliness is the greatest poverty, Mother Teresa said.” In this edition of Mason Street Musings, Claire Schaeffer-Duffy recounts the stories of a 20-year-old guest working jobs up and down the coast and a toddler named Davide. “Time is looping back on itself,” she writes, reflecting on how she and Scott are once again working on issues of nuclear disarmament, just as they did as young Catholic Workers.

A Lenten Appeal from Simone Weil Catholic Worker
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A Lenten Appeal from Simone Weil Catholic Worker

This Lent, we invite you to support our work financially. We are so grateful for the support offered to our community during the Advent season, which gave us a few months of peace of mind. However, this spring, we are now once again facing a monthly shortfall. Donations, especially recurring donations of any size, are greatly appreciated!

Catholic Worker Seriously Injured by Israeli Settlers
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Catholic Worker Seriously Injured by Israeli Settlers

Cassandra Dixon of Mary House of Hospitality was seriously harmed by an Israeli settler on March 7 while she and an Italian observer were in the hills outside of Hebron near a village called Tuba. Both were volunteers with Operazione Colomba (Operation Dove), the “nonviolent Peace Corps” of the Pope John XXIII community based in Italy, She issued the following statement.

Dorothy Day: A Saint for Today
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Dorothy Day: A Saint for Today

Here’s a lecture delivered by Robert Ellsberg at Loyola University Chicago’s Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage on February 17, 2017. Ellsberg was a member of the Catholic Worker community in New York from 1975 to 1980, and served as the managing editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper from 1976 to 1978. He later went on to become editor-in-chief at Orbis Books.

Seeking Agroecology Internships & Short-Term Community Members

Seeking Agroecology Internships & Short-Term Community Members

Do you ever wonder what life is like on an organic vegetable farm? Do you yearn to make an impact on local food justice? Our farm would be an excellent place for you to contribute to food justice, land stewardship, and community-building missions while learning valuable skills.