The Editors of the Houston Catholic Worker lost an opportunity to promote the Catholic Worker movement at a recent presentation where they were invited to speak about faith and economics. The Editors failed to make it abundantly clear that founding a Catholic Worker center and living the Catholic Worker lifestyle or the Gospel is open to… continue reading
The Catholic Worker, Model for Church and World for the Civilization of Love
December 1, 2003 by
Mark and Louise Zwick recently gave talks at the Univ. of Notre Dame at the conference on Formation and Renewal sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Culture and at a discussion group on economics sponsored by Fr. Nesti at the Institute for Faith and Culture at the University of St. Thomas in Houston. A… continue reading
Is Casa Juan Diego a Smuggling Operation? No, Just the Works of Mercy for Immigrants and Refugees
August 1, 2003 by
With the discovery of the deceased who had suffocated in a trailer truck jammed with living and the dead, local reporters besieged Casa Juan Diego with questions. They wanted to know-and the public was demanding to know-about the life of the immigrants. Since Casa Juan Diego provides hospitality to 125 to 150 each night, they… continue reading
Seminarian Discovers Dorothy Day
April 1, 2003 by
Jose Rueda is a graduate from the Angelicum in Rome and Texas Tech University, and a seminarian in Denver who spent a month this winter as a Catholic Worker in Houston. He grew up in Spain and Mexico, lived in Ireland, and speaks English with a charming Irish accent. My first contact with the life… continue reading
The Incarnation at Casa Juan Diego: The Mystery of the Birth of Jesus
December 1, 2002 by
Catherine, a Catholic Worker at Casa Juan Diego and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, was formerly a Catholic Worker at Andre House in Phoenix. The Incarnation, God fully immersing Himself in the midst of our messy, messy lives, is a constant source of wonder for me. How marvelous that our God knows… continue reading
Why Saint Juan Diego, a Saint For Nobodies, Means so Much To the Houston Catholic Worker
September 1, 2002 by
Casa Juan Diego has been filled with joy over the canonization of Saint Juan Diego. The welcome of Mexico for the Holy Father on the occasion of his canonization reverberated in Houston, even in the news media, where several television stations celebrated the Pope’s visit and tied it together with what they called one of… continue reading
Casa Juan Diego – the Work of Many – and the Sufferings of Immigrant Women in Houston
April 1, 2002 by
Juanita called to ask if she could come to Casa Juan Diego with her three children. The police had taken her husband to jail the night before because he had beaten her and he would soon be released. She was afraid to be in the house. This was not the first time she had been… continue reading
ENRON: A Perfect Company to Work For? Reflections of a Guilty Bystander
April 1, 2002 by
James came to volunteer with the immigrants at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker, after hearing a talk at St. Cyril’s Church, where the pastor insists that the Catholic Workers speak periodically. James came from a family of refugees on the run, but he was able to receive a good education and training. He… continue reading
Juan Diego is a Saint! Why is the Houston Catholic Worker called Casa Juan Diego?
February 1, 2002 by
We heard the news with joy that Juan Diego, has passed the final step in the process to sainthood in the Catholic Church. We named the first house of the Houston Catholic Worker, Casa Juan Diego, and as more houses were opened over the years, the name Casa Juan Diego became an umbrella… continue reading
A Day at the Houston Catholic Worker: Grown Men Cry
December 1, 2001 by
Pedro kept telling me about the problem: He can’t work anymore and thus can’t pay the rent for the one room apartment where he and his wife live. We know his place because we had given the furniture for the apartment and moved their few belongings. Pedro said that he was waiting for a bus… continue reading
