Tampa CW January 2024 newsletter
Here’s the January 2024 issue of the Dorothy Day Tampa CW newsletter.


Here’s the January 2024 issue of the Dorothy Day Tampa CW newsletter.


The mission of CatholicWorker.org is to document the Catholic Worker movement in all its diverse expressions around the world. The website includes a searchable archive of all of Dorothy Day's writings in THE CATHOLIC WORKER newspaper, a directory of all known Catholic Worker communities, information about the aims and means of the movement, and news from Catholic Worker communities around the world. See the About CW.org page for more information.
As climate activist Jessica Reznicek marks two years in prison, her friends and supporters are asking for people to drum up support for her. The attached letter was forwarded by Frank Cordaro of Des Moines Catholic Worker.
At the University of Notre Dame, student protesters and their allies are drawing on Catholic social teaching and the Catholic Worker tradition to press the university to divest from companies that violate Catholic teaching on war and the arms trade. The South Bend Catholic Worker has been providing practical and pastoral support.
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.
In this episode of Coffee with Catholic Workers, hosts Theo Kayser and Lydia Wong speak with folks from the Los Angeles Catholic Worker for a second time. Mary Anne O’Connor, Megan Ramsay, Matt Harper, and Donald Nollar join in conversation focused on their experiences offering personalist end of life care to guests.
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
After raising more than $195,000 to purchase a second house, The Great Turning CW turns to the work of hospitality and expanding its urban farming operation.