Welcome to the website of the Houston Catholic Worker. For more information about our work or our newspaper archives please use the links above.
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A Publication of Casa Juan Diego
Welcome to the website of the Houston Catholic Worker. For more information about our work or our newspaper archives please use the links above.
Para ver este sitio web en español, oprima aquí.
October 27, 2024 By Renee Roden
The Peter Maurin Conference was, from the beginning, a labor of love. A group of 12 gathered over Zoom in early 2023 to discuss plans for a Peter Maurin conference in Chicago. Why Chicago, for a conference dedicated to a man born in France, who became famous in Union Square, and was buried in New York City? Peter told Dorothy Day that, for many years, he did not live as a Catholic should. But after a decade of living in Chicago, Peter left for Mount Tremper, New York. There, he began practicing ... continue reading
October 27, 2024 By Louise Zwick
Work boots Sweat pants Warm jackets for men Hooded sweat shirts, sweaters Pillows Twin-size blankets, sheets Flip flops for women and children Jeans for men, size 27-36. Underwear for women, low-cut Underwear for children Tennis shoes for men, women, and children Duffel Bags Adult diapers - medium and large pull-ups Underpads wheel chairs Dishes, cups, pots and pans, and silverware for people setting up an apartment Become a full-time Catholic Worker, Room ... continue reading
October 24, 2024 By Evan Bednarz
Dorothy Day: Radical Devotion, Written by Jeffry Odell Korgen and Friar Mike Lasky, OFM Conv., Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale, Pauli's Press, 2024. With the canonization process moving ahead for Dorothy Day, interest continues to grow for the Servant of God who famously said, “Don’t call me a saint. I don’t want to be dismissed that easily.” Biographer and granddaughter Kate Hennessy warned, “If we continue to narrow down who she was, that does a disservice to not only her, but to us.” To ... continue reading
September 20, 2024 By Louise Zwick
Sometimes we ask ourselves how we can keep going in the midst of the storm around us, the people with all their needs, their anxieties, the traumas they carry with them, their health problem. We have to ask the Lord to be with us each day as he calmed the sea for the disciples during a great storm. We also pray for the ship of the Church in the midst of the tempests of our time. Three of the Gospels recount the story of the time that Jesus was in a boat with the disciples when a great storm ... continue reading
September 20, 2024 By Dawn McCarty, PhD, LMSW
When asked what we do at Casa Juan Diego, I used to respond with generalities, abstractions that didn’t really answer the question. Over the years, though, I have responded more and more by telling stories about what happens when Catholic Workers and newly arriving migrant persons interact. Although each story is unique, they do fall into patterns, patterns that have changed over the years. Here are some stories with added context that illustrate what is happening now. Health Care From the ... continue reading
See an introduction to Casa Juan Diego here: https://youtu.be/sHYCaU_KPs4 ... continue reading
If you are trying to locate an immigrant or refugee in detention, the government has provided a site to assist. The address is https://locator.ice.gov/odls/#/index. You will need to put in the ... continue reading
We debated about calling the new/old section in the Archives, “What Were You Thinking?” or “The Early Years” or “Our Kids Think This Is Normal?” or “Giving It All Away” or “The Fire Years,” or ... continue reading
In order to assist the process of canonization, a Dorothy Day Guild has been established. Its purpose is to spread the word of her life work, and sanctity; to identify the growing ... continue reading
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