Dorothy Day on Celebrating Christmas in a Year of War
Celebrating Christmas in a way that truly honors the incarnation of love requires more than works of charity; as Dorothy Day insisted in 1941, it requires an ongoing commitment to justice, too.
Celebrating Christmas in a way that truly honors the incarnation of love requires more than works of charity; as Dorothy Day insisted in 1941, it requires an ongoing commitment to justice, too.
In this episode of “Coffee with Catholic Workers,” Theo Kayser interviews Elisabeth and Josh Armstrong about their lives at the Kommuniteten Senapskornet (Mustard Seed Community) Catholic Worker in Luleå, Sweden.
We are in the process of finding a physical space to purchase in the St. Louis area to headquarter our works of mercy and revolution of the heart. If you find yourself in a place of abundance at this time, please consider helping us start this new House of Hospitality.
We know that the person in need who comes to our door is not just Maria Garcia or Samuel Smith, but the Lord himself present in the poor. We Catholic Workers are just a few. We cannot solve all the problems of people seeking help, but we can, with the help of our readers, provide what may seem like just a few loaves and fishes. We pray that the Lord may transform and multiply them.
In this episode of “Coffee with Catholic Workers,” Theo Kayser interviews Judith Samson of Brot und Rosen (Bread and Roses) Catholic Worker about civil disobedience she’s participated in to combat climate change.
In this episode of “Coffee with Catholic Workers,” Theo Kayser interviews Dietrich Gerstner of Bread and Roses Catholic Worker (Hamburg, Germany) about the community’s work with refugees.
This fall, from St. Louis to London, Catholic Workers have walked with Jewish groups and pacifist organizers to protest the United States’ blocking of U.N. resolutions for a ceasefire, to protest Boeing’s supply of weapons to Israel, and to stand in solidarity with Jewish and Palestinian groups advocating for peace and justice.