“URBI ET ORBI” MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS EASTER 2025 Saint Peter’s Square Sunday, 20 April 2025 Christ is risen, alleluia! Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter! Today at last, the singing of the “alleluia” is heard once more in the Church, passing from mouth to mouth, from heart to heart, and this makes… continue reading
Sacrifice, Creativity, Availability in Bulgakov, Mounier, Dorothy Day, and Fr. John Hugo
April 20, 2025 by
“Good and evil are not, after all, two equal and opposing forces” (Sergei Bulgakov) Someone recently asked us if we were going to write about politicians, oligarchs, and technology czars, about their speeches and policies that hurt many. Hundreds of people, however, are already writing about that. We are trying to look more deeply at… continue reading
Welcome Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez
March 25, 2025 by
When Archbishop Vésquez was Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, he celebrated Mass at Casa Juan Diego for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. He is pictured here at that Mass with Fr. Italo Dell’Oro, who is now our Auxiliary Bishop. All of us at Casa Juan Diego add our voices to the many who welcome… continue reading
Catholic Worker Principles and the Precarity of Migrants
March 17, 2025 by
I live in two worlds. For the past 16 years, I have been serving immigrant communities at the Houston Catholic Worker, offering the Works of Mercy, both Corporal[1] and Spiritual[2] to all that cross our door. My day job is directing the social work program at a local university. This is a juggling act—the changing… continue reading
The Legacy of Pope Francis
March 9, 2025 by
UPDATE MARCH 23, 2025 Pope Francis returned to the Vatican today! Thank God for his recovery. He will still need two months of rest and limited activities. Gracias a Dios! As we write, Pope Francis is very ill in the hospital with double pneumonia. The world is praying for him. We recall that on… continue reading
Needs at Casa Juan Diego
February 24, 2025 by
Jeans or slacks for women, sizes 5 – 15 Cooking Oil Lentils Flip Flops for women, children Adult diapers – medium and large Underpads Pillows and twin sheets Jeans for men, size 27-36. Silverware for people setting up an apartment Become a full-time Catholic Worker, Room and board and health insurance provided. Married couples welcome…. continue reading
A Haiku: Reflection After Mass at Casa Juan Diego
February 16, 2025 by
Parents gathering Candlelight consolation Tearful Eucharist
Thy Will be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven: Eschatology and Our World Today
February 12, 2025 by
When I became a Catholic many years ago, somehow I got the idea that earthly concerns were not very important in the light of eternity. My instruction in the faith did not teach that, but the very idea of the transcendent reality of God and life someday in the beatific vision led my mind to… continue reading
Living Beyond Politics: A Post-Election Reflection On Dorothy Day
February 7, 2025 by
Last fall, political pundits of various stripes informed us that the upcoming 2024 election would be the most important one of our lifetimes. Never mind that we have been told this every presidential election year in this century—this time it was really true. Many of us heeded the warning, absorbed ourselves in the promises of… continue reading
Gustavo Gutierrez. R.I.P.
January 15, 2025 by
When I arrived at the University of Notre Dame to begin my Ph.D. in Theology, the very first course I took was with the Peruvian father of liberation theology Gustavo Gutiérrez. I knew him by reputation since I had read his groundbreaking first book, A Theology of Liberation, and I was very excited to meet… continue reading
