ByJerry Windley-Daoust
In this issue: The Institute for Religious Peace and Justice changes its name to honor Jim Forest; Amistad Catholic Worker raises money for tiny houses; Theo Kayser is live-blogging the Catholic Worker Eurogathering; and Brian Terrell makes the case that Catholic Worker communities need to go beyond “hyper-local” activism.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
In this issue: The Nation runs a long piece on the state of the movement; two new Catholic Worker communities now listed, bringing number of CW communities to 177; Iowa City raises $30,000 for new living space; Great Turning signs purchase agreement for second house; Chapp publishes “Confession of a Catholic Worker; death of Tampa CW co-founder Ann Doyle; Casa Maria preaches Christian nonviolence to gun owners; a conversation about voting; and more.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
As the Catholic Worker Movement turns 90, we take a look back at its origins…and a look forward toward its future.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
The future of the Catholic Worker at 90; CWers turned sociologists; European Catholic Workers; Cherith Brook raises $190,000 for rehab project.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
Here’s a roundup of Catholic Worker news for March 20, 2023, including four calls for volunteers, Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin as literary figures, the impact on the Catholic Worker on sociologists, news from Cassandra Dixon in Palestine, and more.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
Here’s a roundup of Catholic Worker news for February 14, 2023, including a remembrance of Tom Cornell, an AgWeek report on Catholic Worker farms, and a new Catholic Worker community listing in the directory..
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
The pandemic nearly shuttered Duncan and Porter House of Hospitality, until a 1.000-mile road trip from a Catholic Worker cleaning crew gave the community a boost. Now the community is appealing for help paying for a new roof and floors.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
Here’s a roundup of Catholic Worker news for February 7, 2023, including two CW-authored op-eds about nuclear disarmament, the closing of the Parkland Catholic Worker, and more.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
Here’s a roundup of Catholic Worker news for the week of January. 26, 2023, including two CW-authored op-eds about nuclear disarmament, the closing of the Parkland Catholic Worker, and more.
