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Needs at Casa Juan Diego
Jeans or slacks for women, sizes 5 - 15 Cooking Oil Lentils Flip Flops for women, children Adult diapers - medium and large Underpads Pillows and twin sheets Jeans for men, size 27-36. Silverware for people setting up an apartment Become a full-time Catholic Worker, Room and board and health insurance provided. Married couples welcome. Pray for us and our guests. ... continue reading
A Haiku: Reflection After Mass at Casa Juan Diego
Parents gathering Candlelight consolation Tearful Eucharist ... continue reading
Thy Will be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven: Eschatology and Our World Today
When I became a Catholic many years ago, somehow I got the idea that earthly concerns were not very important in the light of eternity. My instruction in the faith did not teach that, but the very idea of the transcendent reality of God and life someday in the beatific vision led my mind to contemplate this idea. I soon came down to earth when Mark Zwick, who brought me to the faith, asked me to begin visiting desperately poor families in the inner-city neighborhood there in Youngstown. I began ... continue reading
Living Beyond Politics: A Post-Election Reflection On Dorothy Day
Last fall, political pundits of various stripes informed us that the upcoming 2024 election would be the most important one of our lifetimes. Never mind that we have been told this every presidential election year in this century—this time it was really true. Many of us heeded the warning, absorbed ourselves in the promises of the political personalities and pundits, and in the aftermath, we are learning once again, that electoral politics is at the same time invigorating and dissipating. And it ... continue reading
Gustavo Gutierrez. R.I.P.
When I arrived at the University of Notre Dame to begin my Ph.D. in Theology, the very first course I took was with the Peruvian father of liberation theology Gustavo Gutiérrez. I knew him by reputation since I had read his groundbreaking first book, A Theology of Liberation, and I was very excited to meet him. Although quite short—less than five feet tall and with sort of a rolling lopsided walk—he was a theological giant. Gutiérrez passed away on October 22, 2024. The apparent irony of the ... continue reading
