Author: Liam Myers

Liam Myers is a freelance writer, an adjunct professor of religious studies at Iona University, and member of the Catholic Worker Maryhouse in NYC. At the Catholic Worker, Liam serves as an associate editor on the newspaper, and is the founder of the community's Instagram page: @nycatholicworker. Liam finds beauty in the everyday; in a slow walk through Washington Square park, in a good bowl of potato garlic soup, and in playing his saxophone with friends.
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    The Catholic Worker and the 2024 Vote

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    As the 2024 election looms, Liam Myers examines the Catholic Worker’s legacy of resistance to systems of violence, reflecting on figures like Dorothy Day and the Catonsville Nine. In a time of political disillusionment, he challenges us to rethink “false joy” and rediscover solidarity outside conventional power structures. Can we, like the third servant in the parable of the talents, reject complicity in systems of suffering?

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    Our Computer Dilemma, Still

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    As long ago as 1983, the New York Catholic Worker was wrestling with the implications of new digital technologies. In this essay for The Catholic Worker newspaper, Liam Myers reflects on how Catholic Workers might “reimagine a right relationship to technology” in light of how deeply intertwined it is with our lives, for both good and ill.