The Tampa CW Story: Vision Carrying
This is the fourth in a continuing series of articles about how to start a Catholic Worker community, told through the lived experience of the Tampa Catholic Worker.
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Whose Confession?
Forty-five years after the publication of Michael Garvey’s “Confessions of a Catholic Worker,” Larry Chapp has written his own “Confession.” But his attempt to link the theology of Joseph Ratzinger and Hans Urs von Balthasar to the vision of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin is far off the mark, writes Brian Terrell.
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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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Theo the Roamin’ Catholic Worker: European CW Gathering 2023
Theo travels to the Netherlands for the 2023 European Catholic Worker Gathering, where he finds a CW sensibility not unlike the Sugar Creek Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering.
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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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Heard Around the Catholic Worker (#8)
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.
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Essay | News | Uncategorized
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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Is Going “Hyper-Local” Enough?
A recent article in The Nation celebrates the hyper-local focus of new Catholic Worker communities. But is this really a “new” trend in the Catholic Worker? And more importantly, in the face of rampant militarism, is it enough by itself?
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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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Heard Around the Catholic Worker (#7)
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.
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The Catholic Worker at 90
As the Catholic Worker Movement turns 90, we take a look back at its origins…and a look forward toward its future.
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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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We Have Not Truly Arrived
A reflection on the future of the Catholic Worker: ” The climate catastrophe’s quickening pace and capitalism’s unbridled consumption will bring us close to that shell again, and the Catholic Worker’s experiences with living differently may become reality for more and more people.”
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The Catholic Worker Movement: Our Future
“We live life in precarity, but we will hold on to the belief that God will always provide if we respond to that love with our own practice of love. We may fail daily but we are still called to be a witness, to be the hands and feet of Christ….”
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The Great Turning Catholic Worker: A big Thank You to all!
Thanks to all who have been reaching out in support. While we are a bit overwhelmed with donations and tasks to continue getting the house organized (and would gratefully accept your involvement if you can spare some time), an updated wish list can be found here:
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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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Book Review: The Catholic Worker After Dorothy
Why has the Catholic Worker flourished even after the passing of its founders? These communities have prospered, according to Dan McKanan, because Day and Maurin provided them with a blueprint that emphasized creativity more than rigid adherence to a single model.
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Theo the Roamin’ Catholic Worker: Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk
Theo offers a brief report on this year’s Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk, which culminated in a demonstration in from of the Nevada National Security Site.
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Praying the Our Father Today in the USA
Every day during my walk down to the river, I pray the Our Father out loud, as loud as I can, as if it were a prayer for disciples who are already followers of Jesus.
