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Winona Catholic Worker Newsletter (Summer 2026)

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The Summer 2026 issue of the Winona (Minnesota) Catholic Worker newsletter centers on forgiveness, prompted by intensified ICE activity in Minnesota this past winter.

Winona Catholic Worker Wrestles with Forgiveness Amid ICE Enforcement

The Summer 2026 issue of the Winona (Minnesota) Catholic Worker newsletter centers on forgiveness, prompted by intensified ICE activity in Minnesota this past winter. In “Forgive Us Our Trespasses As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us,” Melissa Gordon reflects on a conversation with a friend about whether the topic felt right for the moment, landing on “countless forgiveness x countless forgiveness” as a guiding practice:

“Like radical hospitality, radical forgiveness requires an emptying of ourselves, but in that emptying, we are filled with the compassion, peace, and light of Christ, and this is the most powerful form of resistance there is.”

A companion piece, “A Light in Darkness” by Nathan Rislove, draws on Matthew, Luke, and Isaiah to argue that forgiveness and justice work together rather than in place of one another. 

Winona CW Newsletter – Summer 2026Download

Winona Catholic Worker
We are a house of hospitality in the Catholic Worker tradition. We are currently open for hospitality at Bethany House (832 W Broadway) Monday through Wednesday from 8-11 A.M., Thursday 4-7 P.M., and Saturday 12-3 P.M. We offer showers, laundry, and use of our phone. We publish a periodic newsletter, hold roundtable discussions on topics of current interest, and occasionally organize community events of prayer and protest. Winona Catholic Worker PO Box 102 832 W. Broadway St. Winona MN 55987 Phone: 507-454-8094 Email: winonacatholicworker@gmail.com Monday 8 am – 11 am  (breakfast served, laundry and showers available) Tuesday  8 am – 11 […]
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