My wife, Blossom, our 2 children (at the time), and I left Houston in 2003. In 2010, we began returning each year for one week. These have been rich experiences, both in the privilege to encounter Christ in the poor and in the camaraderie and fellowship we share with Mark, Louise, their family and the… continue reading
His Daughter Died of Sadness. Separated From Her Father By Economics As She Lay Dying
July 3, 2013 by
Andy and Blossom Wright were Catholic Workers in Houston for eight years. They now live in Wisconsin and recently visited with their four children. We asked Andy’s help in getting Daniel to the bus station. “Ella se murió de tristeza.” She died of sadness. This was the analysis of Danielʼs housemate here in Houston, the… continue reading
Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, Edith Stein: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2000.
December 1, 2001 by
Andy Wright has been a Catholic Worker at Casa Juan Diego for six years. He is a third year medical student at Baylor University. The vocation to holiness has been and always will be a universal call. While we will never know all those who have responded to this call, as we are reminded every… continue reading
Constitution Forbids Sub-Class; Catholic Values Promote Love of Immigrants
October 1, 1999 by
We are to build structures and conduct our daily lives with the idea that every person is loved specially and equally by God and thus is due never to suffer affront to his human dignity. This notion is reiterated constantly by Pope John Paul II, and is especially relevant to our treatment of immigrants in… continue reading
Encyclicals Indict Greed of Companies: Mexicans not Paid Living Wage in U.S. Maquiladoras
October 1, 1998 by
Andrew Wright will soon be married to Blossom Mueller, fellow Catholic Worker. They will begin their family life by making the retreat which Fr. Hugo gave so often to Dorothy Day, as part of their honeymoon. As more immigrants arrive each day with the dusty, greasy clothes on their backs I am reminded of what… continue reading
Casa Don Bosco Serves Immigrant Teens
November 1, 1996 by
John Bosco was born August 16, 1815. From as early as nine years of age he had a sense of his vocation: to be a friend to youth and to emanate the Love of Christ such that many young people would want to receive this gracious Love. Through many trials of misunderstanding and political jealousies,… continue reading
