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Catholic Workers Heal Souls and Soil Across America
A “green revolution” was an integral part of Peter Maurin’s vision for the Catholic Worker. Today, it’s not just rural Catholic Worker farms that attempt to bring that vision to life; many urban houses of hospitality are also tapping into his philosophy…and harvesting more than just food for the table.
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Tener un Bebé – Una Historia de Navidad
Síntesis: Una reimpresión de su relato del parto y nacimiento de su hija Tamar en 1928. La memoria describe la espera para entrar en trabajo de parto y comentarios sobre las mujeres en torno a ella en la clínica Bellevue Hospital. Acompañada por su prima Carol, regresa a Bellevue varios días después cuando sus dolores de parto comienzan. Descripción vívida del dolor que sufrió, sus pensamientos, y los de la gente con la que se encuentra en dichas horas. Tierna descripción del amamantar y sus primeros días con su hija. (The Catholic Worker, Diciembre de 1977, 8, 7. DDLW #583).
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It’s May 1. Do You Know How Many Catholic Workers There Are?
We can count the years there has been a Catholic Worker movement (92, as of today), but can we count how many Catholic Worker houses are in it? Jerry Windley-Daoust tackles the question.
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The Aims and Purposes of the Catholic Worker (1943)
Summary: On the tenth anniversary of The Catholic Worker she explains their purpose as promoting love of God and our brother. Their work expresses the beauty of Christianity in supporting the worker, the poor, and eschewing violence. She highlights instances of violent racism. (DDLW #919) The Catholic Worker, May 1943, 4
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The Sower (Spring 2025)
Here’s the Spring 2025 issue of THE SOWER, the newsletter of Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm.
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Catholic Workers Pay Tribute to Pope Francis
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.
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Simone Weil Catholic Worker Seeks Intentional Community Member
The Simone Weil Catholic Worker (Portland, OR) is looking for a full-time live-in intentional community member/Catholic Worker
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Trinity House Catholic Worker is Seeking a New Director and Volunteers
For over 20 years, Trinity House Catholic Worker has been dedicated to feeding and housing the marginalized citizens of Albuquerque,…
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Catholic Workers Join Global Witness for Nuclear Abolition at UN Conference
Catholic Workers engaged in prayer, protest, and acts of civil disobedience in activities held during the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) earlier this month. The activities included the Ash Wednesday arrest of 17 activists outside the U.S. Mission to the UN. Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, celebrated Mass and administered ashes to activists prior to their action on Ash Wednesday, according to Catholic Workers who attended.
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Homily of Archbishop John Wester on the Occasion of the Third Meeting of the Parties to the TPNW
Archbishop John Wester celebrated Mass at Our Saviour Church on Tuesday, March 3, during the during the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations. Opening with a quote from Dorothy Day’s scathing condemnation of the bombing of Hiroshima, Wester went on to reflect on the Beatitudes in light of efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.
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How One Couple Practices Hospitality: An Interview with Jenneke & Cees
“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
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“The Fusion of the New Society in the Shell of the Old”: A Night of Mutual Aid
What do you get when you put a Catholic Worker community, a Socialist Collective, and a variety of people of goodwill in the same room together for a common cause?
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Dorothy Day’s Permanent Dissatisfaction with the Church: A Model for the Jubilee Year
“Dorothy’s dissatisfaction with the Church is not in contradiction to her equally emphatic devotion to and love for the Church. It is not a denial or even a qualifier, but an intensifier of that love.”
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The Catholic Radical (Feb/Mar 2025)
Here’s the February/March 2025 issue of The Catholic Radical, newsletter of Sts. Francis and Therese Catholic Worker in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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The Sower (Winter-Spring 2025)
Here’s the Winter-Spring 2024 issue of THE SOWER, the newsletter of Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm.
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‘If You Can Do It, I Can, Too’: Peter Maurin House Shows How Vibrant Community Life Is Possible for All
The aims and means of the Catholic Worker movement shouldn’t be a niche calling, says Colin Miller; in fact, they can be the basis for a more joyful, satisfying communal life for all Christians. And at the Peter Maurin House CW, two families are trying to live out that vision.
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Our Way of Life Is Spiritually Killing Us
Why is anxiety and depression at an all-time high? In part, Colin Miller writes, because the totalized digital economy in which we participate prevents us from fully realizing our God-given potential.
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How the Totalized Economy Commodifies Even Social Life
New technologies are making it possible for radical monopolies to commodify not only our labor, but our entire lives, writes Colin Miller.
