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Christmas Letter
Dear Friends of Casa Juan Diego, The joy of Christmas comes as a great gift, breaking into the despair, sadness, and fear of violence that surrounds us and others in many parts of the world. All the hype about Christmas shopping (since July 4) simply cannot drown out the Good News of this Silent Night: Jesus was born in a stable at Bethlehem with the poor! We are still in the stable at Casa Juan Diego, where we await Jesus in the person of the poor (Remember Matthew 25:31ff.: Jesus said: ... continue reading
The Incarnation: Receiving the Lord in the poor, the stranger, the broken-hearted
It seems that sometimes we Catholics neglect to mention that the Lord Jesus explicitly told us why he was sent by the Spirit of the Lord, as he quoted the Old Testament prophecy. Recent experiences reminded us. We received a call from a hospital asking if we could accept an 18-year old mother of tiny twin babies who had nowhere to go. She had not been too long in the United States. We rejoiced that we had space for her. When the baby girls arrived, the women of the house rose up in solidarity ... continue reading
Catholic Workers and Food
The guests living in our Casa Juan Diego Houses of Hospitality, along with the Workers who live and work there, eat the same food, together. Our meals are simple, nourishing, and lovely at times. Feeding and serving food happens all the time at Casa Juan Diego as an act of generosity and love. Food, however, has been important to the development and history of Casa Juan Diego, and to the entire Catholic Worker Movement. I recently attended the inaugural Peter Maurin Conference in Chicago. Peter ... continue reading
Becoming a People–The Peter Maurin Conference, Chicago, September 6-7, 2024
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
Needs at Casa Juan Diego
For Christmas: We will need 200 candy canes Flip Flops for women, children, men Gel pens Rice in 1 or 2 pound bags Canned vegetables Pinto beans in 1 or 2 pound bags Pillows and twin sheets Baby wipes Jeans for men, size 27-36. Underwear for women, low-cut, sizes 5-7 Underwear for children Tennis shoes for men, women, and children Work boots Duffel Bags Adult diapers - medium and large Underpads wheel chairs Silverware for people setting up an ... continue reading
