Brian Terrell Explores the Evolving Identity of the Catholic Worker Movement (CCW Ep 18)
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Brian Terrell Explores the Evolving Identity of the Catholic Worker Movement (CCW Ep 18)

Today we have Brian Terrell joining us from Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm in tiny Maloy, Iowa. Brian discusses what they’re growing at the farm, whether it’s really worth growing your own beans and what it was like living with Dorothy Day compared to how she is thought of nowadays.

Lincoln Rice Explores the Good and Bad of Peter Maurin’s Philosophy (CCW Ep 16)
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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.

Tensie Hernandez Accidentally Found Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 14)
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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.

Michele Naar Obed: Spreading Catholic Worker Principles in Duluth (CCW Ep 13)
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Michele Naar Obed: Spreading Catholic Worker Principles in Duluth (CCW Ep 13)

In this episode, Michele Naar Obed (Hildegard House Catholic Worker, Duluth, Minnesota) shares with us her journey to the Catholic Worker through the Plowshares movement. We talk about her journey to grounding herself in Catholic Worker principles including the Sermon on the Mount. Michele has been connected to many projects including Christian Peacemaker Teams, Rojava, and valve-turning actions for the climate. 

Frits ter Kuile: Anarchist Squats, Peace Walks, and European Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 12)
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Frits ter Kuile: Anarchist Squats, Peace Walks, and European Catholic Workers (CCW Ep 12)

Frits ter Kuile (Jeannette Noel House, Amsterdam, Netherlands) joins Coffee with Catholic Worker to share his story, which ranges from anarchist squats to imprisonment for draft resistance to marches across the U.S. for peace. He also shares some of the good work being done by other Catholic Workers across Europe.

Mark Colville Wants the Catholic Worker to be More Contextual (CCW Ep 10)
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Mark Colville Wants the Catholic Worker to be More Contextual (CCW Ep 10)

Mark Colville from the Hartford Catholic Worker shares an exploration of trying to contextualize some of the work of the…