ByClaire Lewandowski
In this introspective essay, Claire Lewandowski explores how to maintain hope in dark times through the lens of Polish poet Zbigniew Herbert’s work. She unpacks her “spiritual knapsack” – the essential tools for facing despair – including sacred texts, ritual practices, and purposeful work.
ByMike Wisniewski
In this provocative essay, Mike Wisniewski challenges Christians to examine their relationship with empire, particularly the U.S. government. Drawing on biblical passages and current events, he argues that authentic Christian faith is inherently revolutionary and incompatible with supporting imperial power. A compelling call to “create a new society in the shell of the old.”
ByCatholicWorker.org
You may have missed the National Catholic Worker Gathering in Chicago earlier this month, but we’re pulling together summaries of some the roundtables. Here’s what people were talking about.
ByCatholicWorker.org
Cassandra Dixon is returning to Masafer-Yatta in the West Bank in November to help Palestinian families there. Read her letter to supporters and find out how you can help.
ByMatt Harper
Should Catholic Workers vote in the 2024 election, despite the movement’s long-standing aversion to participating in partisan politics? Matt Harper wrestles with hard questions and asks for forgiveness in advance.
ByCatholicWorker.org
Catholic Workers considered two uncomfortable questions posed by victims of U.S. weapons in the Middle East at a roundtable led by peace activists Kathy Kelly and Cassandra Dixon at the national gathering sponsored by St. Francis Catholic Worker in Chicago.
ByCatholicWorker.org
In this address, Archbishop John Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe speaks to Catholic Workers gathered in Chicago on October 4, 2024, about the urgent need for people of conscience to continue pressing for nuclear disarmament.
ByCatholicWorker.org
In this episode of the Coffee with Catholic Workers podcast, co-hosts Theo Kayser and Lydia Wong are in conversation with Daniel Delapava, Dan Justman, and Quinn Smith from St. Francis House in Chicago. They chat about their preparations for St. Francis House’s 50th birthday, the national gathering to celebrate that occasion, and what it has been like to look back at the history of the house.
ByRosalie Riegle
Rosalie Riegle reviews Richard Lischer’s Our Hearts are Restless: The Art of Spiritual Memoir
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Matthieu Langlois and James Murphy share their original research excavating information about just a few of Peter Maurin’s 23 siblings. Originally published in The Catholic Worker, May 2023.
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In this episode of the Coffee with Catholic Workers podcast, co-hosts Theo Kayser and Lydia Wong interview Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day. Martha shares insights into her unique upbringing, her personal journey away from and back to the Catholic Worker movement, and her reflections on the intersection of faith and activism today.
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Rev. Lauren Ramseur remembers her friend and mentor, Murphy Davis, founder of The Open Door Community and a leading voice in the movement to abolish the death penalty. Ramseur recalls her friend’s joyful spirit as she ministered to inmates on death row.
ByRosalie Riegle
Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion is a lively, colorful introduction to the life of Dorothy Day, the 20th century Catholic social reformer and co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
ByLouise Zwick
Louise Zwick reflects on how Henri de Lubac’s theology offers guidance for enduring life’s storms, drawing parallels to Jesus calming the sea. Highlighting the power of the Works of Mercy, she explores how de Lubac’s teachings on supernatural destiny, the Eucharist, and resisting authoritarianism remain relevant in today’s political and social crises.
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.
ByMattie Jenkins
During the first-ever Peter Maurin Conference, one truth emerged above all the rest: we need Peter Maurin.
ByCatholicWorker.org
Dawn McCarty shares stories of the many types of hospitality offered to immigrants at Casa Juan Diego. This article was first printed in the July – September edition of the Houston Catholic Worker newspaper.
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The Dorothy Day Catholic Worker (Washington, D.C.) organized a vigil outside the annual Air Force Association (AFA) “Air-Space-Cyber Conference and Technology Exposition” in National Harbor, Maryland, on September 16. Here is a letter Art Laffin, of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, sent about the vigil. It is presented here unedited.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
Mark Colville was one of three Catholic Workers who traveled to the West Bank as part of a larger international, interreligious peace delegation at the end of August. Their mission was to provide a protective presence for the Palestinians living in the West Bank at a time when Israel has dramatically stepped up attacks there. (According to the United Nations, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 600 people in the West Bank this year.) Here’s a transcript of Colville’s interview with Jerry Windley-Daoust for the Catholic Worker Roundtable newsletter.
