ByCatholicWorker.org
Here’s the July 2023 issue of via pacis, the newsletter of the Des Moines Catholic Worker.
Via Pacis is the newsletter of the Des Moines Catholic Worker in Des Moines, Iowa.
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.
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.
ByMatt Harper
What if we had a roadmap that promised to help move people from the streets into housing? Would that inspire more of us to accompany and help unhoused people on that journey? Matt Harper interviews two longtime housing advocates to create such a roadmap for L.A.’s Skid Row. This article originally appeared in the August 2023 issue of The Catholic Agitator.
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.
ByMichael Harank
A meditation on the Catholic Worker’s commitment to nonviolence and its inseparability from doing the works of mercy. This essay originally appeared in the October 1982 issue of The Catholic Worker.
ByCatholicWorker.org
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
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.
