A New CW in St. Louis
There’s a new Catholic Worker community coming to the St. Louis area; here are the details.
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Uganda CW Seeks Funds to Purchase a House
The Uganda Catholic Worker Community, currently homeless after eviction from its Kiboga district location, is appealing for $56,000 in donations. The funds will be used to purchase a house, a key step in their plan for self-sustainabilit
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NYCW Updating List of Catholic Worker Communities
The New York Catholic Worker has put out a call to all Catholic Worker communities to help it update its master list.
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London Catholic Worker at Prayer Vigil for Refugees
In the wake of the deadly shipwreck that killed several hundred refugees, the London Catholic Worker held a prayer vigil outside the Home Office to name and remember all refugees who have died trying to seek sanctuary in Europe and the United Kingdom. This news release is from Brother Johannes Maertens of the London Catholic Worker.
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Brian Terrell Explores the Evolving Identity of the Catholic Worker Movement (CCW Ep 18)
Today we have Brian Terrell joining us from Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm in tiny Maloy, Iowa. Brian discusses what they’re growing at the farm, whether it’s really worth growing your own beans and what it was like living with Dorothy Day compared to how she is thought of nowadays.
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Free Consulting for Catholic Workers Interested in Nonprofit Development
Michael Doyle, co-founder of Dorothy Day Tampa, offers free consulting services for Catholic Worker communities interested in pursuing nonprofit status or assessing other practical aspects of their organization.
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Joe Kruse Grew Up in the Movement (CCW Ep 17)
An interview with longtime Catholic Worker Joe Kruse about labor, union organizing, and work.
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On Its 40th Anniversary, a New Intro for “Reluctant Resister”
On the 40th anniversary of “Reluctant Resister,” a collection of L.A. Catholic Worker Jeff Dietrich’s letters from prison, the book has been republished with a new Introduction, reprinted here with the permission of the author. This article first appeared in the April 2023 edition of the Catholic Agitator, newspaper of the L.A., Catholic Worker.
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Lincoln Rice Explores the Good and Bad of Peter Maurin’s Philosophy (CCW Ep 16)
For this 90th anniversary episode, Theo and Lydia interview Rosalie Riegle about the origins of the Catholic Worker, the Catholic Worker’s early involvement with the labor movement, and why the contemporary Catholic Worker has turned to other issues.
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Catholic Worker Newspaper Archive
Complete scans of the newspaper from its first issue in 1933 through 2021 are available at the Catholic News Archive, which is maintained by the Catholic Research Resources Alliance.
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Catholic Worker Archives (Marquette University)
The Catholic Worker Archives comprises more than 200 cubic feet, including the personal papers of Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and others involved in the movement; records of past and present Catholic Worker communities; photographs; audio and video recordings of interviews, talks, television programs, and peace demonstrations; and a wide variety of publications.
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Dorothy Day Guild
The Dorothy Day Guild was established in 2005. Housed in the offices of the Archdiocese of New York, its purpose is to: 1) spread the word of Day’s life work and sanctity; 2) identify the growing devotion to her by Catholics and non-Catholics; and 3) document healing attributed to her intercession.
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Dorothy Day Center for Study and Promotion of Social Catholicism
Named in honor of Servant of God, Dorothy Day, the Center seeks to study and promote the work of the key figures and social movements she is associated with.
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The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies
The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization for alternative public education. Inspired by Peter Maurin’s call…
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Rosalie Riegle: Catholic Worker Oral Historian (CCW Ep 15)
For this 90th anniversary episode, Theo and Lydia interview Rosalie Riegle about the origins of the Catholic Worker, the Catholic Worker’s early involvement with the labor movement, and why the contemporary Catholic Worker has turned to other issues.
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Dixon Hopes to Return to Israel for Trial of Settler Who Attacked Her
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. On April 26, she issued the following update to CatholicWorker.org.
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Tensie Hernandez Accidentally Found Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 14)
Today we have Tensie Hernandez joining us from Beatitude House of Guadalupe, California. She shares with us the story of stumbling on to the Los Angeles Catholic Worker while still in high school, how rootedness in a community grows over time, and how running a Catholic Worker in a small town is different than doing so in a big, bustling city.
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Michele Naar Obed: Spreading Catholic Worker Principles in Duluth (CCW Ep 13)
In this episode, Michele Naar Obed (Hildegard House Catholic Worker, Duluth, Minnesota) shares with us her journey to the Catholic Worker through the Plowshares movement. We talk about her journey to grounding herself in Catholic Worker principles including the Sermon on the Mount. Michele has been connected to many projects including Christian Peacemaker Teams, Rojava, and valve-turning actions for the climate.
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Celebrate the Living Legacy of Dorothy Day
The Dorothy Day Guild and America Media (publishers of America magazine) co-sponsored an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the…
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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.
