It happened this way. Sue David, Catholic Worker, left us a note saying Lori Rodriguez of the Houston Chronicle was coming in the morning to talk about Barbara Jordan’s new recommendations on getting control of our borders. We knew Barbara’s recommendations and while we were uncomfortable with them, we were still reeling from the devastating articles of Proposition 187… continue reading
Welcoming the Lord in Disguise – Life as a Catholic Worker
December 1, 1994 by
As I sit here and reflect over the past year that I have spent at Casa Juan Diego, the words of Scripture come to my mind: “And there was no room for them in the inn.” How often we receive calls from the various women’s shelters: “Can you possibly take a mother and her three children… continue reading
Life at the Houston Catholic Worker
October 1, 1994 by
“And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”– 1 Corinthians 13:13 In my two-month stay as a Catholic Worker at Casa Juan Diego, God taught me about faith, hope, and love. The Houston Catholic Worker House ran on faith. The apostle Paul tells us that faith is… continue reading
Should We Dump Them on the Street?
December 1, 1993 by
Since 1980 Casa Juan Diego has received thousands of refugees, Spanish speaking battered women and children. It has been the Inn to many homeless pregnant women. It is Saturday morning. There is much to do. Martha, a battered woman, abruptly interrupts our work with a visiting volunteer youth group from a local parish to insist… continue reading
