ByRenée Roden
Soon after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, Catholic Workers began paying tribute to the pope who did so much to advance the cause of peace, justice, solidarity with the poor, and environmental stewardship. The Roundtable newsletter rounded up some of the early tributes, which are presented here along with the pope’s final Easter address to the world.
ByRenée Roden
“But sometimes you see that a certain help is needed and if you can offer it, you offer it.” – Jenneke and Cees are good friends of the Noelhuis Catholic Worker in Amsterdam. Here’s how they practice hospitality in their marriage
ByRenée Roden
About 75 people came together for the 2024 Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering last weekend. But the gathering is a tradition that is nearly fifty years old. Here’s a brief history.
ByRenée Roden
Marc Ellis, the theologian who pioneered Jewish liberation theology and whose career trajectory was profoundly transformed by his encounter with…
ByRenée Roden
About 25 Catholic Workers from five European communities gathered in Cudham, Britain, in May. They shared community news, held roundtable discussions on pressing issues…and competed for top prize in the talent contest.
ByRenée Roden
Sarah Fuller and Becky McIntyre talk about the launch of their newsletter, The Illuminator, by and about Catholic Worker artists.
ByRenée Roden
People from about ten different Catholic Worker farms from across the Midwest gathered for the biennial Catholic Worker Farm Gathering in Platteville, Wisconsin, last weekend. The weather was cold and windy, but participants warmed things up with singing, dancing, discussion, prayer, and even a hog roas
ByRenée Roden
Shortly after opening Mary’s House in Birmingham, Alabama in 1993, Shelley and Jim Douglass befriended a man on death row. That friendship was the start of their decades-long campaign against the death penalty in the state.
ByRenée Roden
Sixty years after Peter Maurin Farm closed, the Catholic Worker is returning to Staten Island with a new community gearing up this year.
ByRenée Roden
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.
