via pacis (July 2023)
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.

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.
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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.
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.
The San Antonio Catholic Worker National Gathering opened with a powerful celebration of Mass on the Feast of the Guardian Angels. In his homily, Father James Drennan said guardian angels set an example for how we should live: guiding, accompanying, protecting, lifting up, and loving one another.
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.
In the latest episode of Coffee with Catholic Workers, Theo and Lydia. talk with Catherine Morris who lives at the Hennessy…
Here’s the Fall/Winter2023 issue of THE SOWER, the newsletter of Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm.