On February 11, 2013, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Holy Father Benedict XVI announced his resignation because of his advanced age and lessened strength. In the flurry of Internet articles and television commentary that followed, what seemed to be missed was the profundity of what he has had to say in his… continue reading
Book Review: The Red and Rotten Tomatoes
February 11, 2013 by
Barry Estabrook, Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 2011. Reviewed by Don Lassus, MD Don is a former Catholic Worker at Casa Juan Diego and resident physician training in family medicine in Los Angeles County. A frequent task at Casa Juan Diego is to drive guests to… continue reading
What the New York Times Did Not Say About the Sainthood of Dorothy Day
December 29, 2012 by
Marquette University Archives The recent article on the front page of the New York Times about Dorothy Day’s canonization precipitated a lot of interest and a flurry of articles in other publications. Unfortunately, the editors of the New York Times, to the best of our knowledge, are not Catholic Workers, and the article confirmed that…. continue reading
Christmas Letter and Appeal
December 3, 2012 by
Dear Friends, The joy of Christmas comes as a great gift, breaking into the despair and sadness that surrounds us and others in many parts of the world. The joy of Christmas brings us into the Spirit of giving, which allows us to give rather than receive, whether it means giving one’s gift or one’s… continue reading
Mary, Model of Hospitality
December 2, 2012 by
Lauren, a recent graduate from Villanova University, is a Catholic Worker in Houston. At the Annunciation, Mary responded to Gabriel’s announcement of her role in salvation history with perfect humility, wisdom, and faith, saying, “Be it done unto me according to thy word.” With that statement, she offered herself as the vessel that would shelter,… continue reading
Our Lady of Guadalupe in My Life – and Answer to Prayers
December 2, 2012 by
It was exactly one year ago that I moved to the city of Houston. Starting a new life is not easy. One has to start from zero and try to adapt as quickly as possible. When I arrived here, I felt very alone, without realizing that I never was. Besides having my husband,… continue reading
Photos of Mark and Louise Zwick Speaking About Their Book at Mt. Union College
December 2, 2012 by
Photos of Mark and Louise Zwick speaking about their book, The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins, at Mt. Union College in Ohio.
A Mother’s Commitment: Inspired by Dorothy Day and a Hurting Mother
November 27, 2012 by
A mother’s path of selfless loving and caring for others could lead to true spiritual heights, Dorothy Day observed in her journal in 1948. She was staying in the West Virginia farm house of her daughter Tamar, who was expecting her third child. Dorothy had come to help care for the house and her… continue reading
Deferred Action: Half a Loaf is Way Better Than None, But It Is Still Half a Loaf
November 26, 2012 by
Like 9/11, the June 15th announcement of the new policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was, for me, one of those moments when something so shocking happens that you remember forever where you were and what you were doing. I have so much invested, professionally and personally, in meaningful immigration reform that my reaction… continue reading
Rural Roads to Distributism and Family/Community Farms
November 23, 2012 by
Richard Aleman is the Editor of the Distributist Review. Peter Maurin’s program for the Catholic Worker had an important agricultural aspect. Catholic Workers have always been interested in the Catholic Rural Life Program under the inspiration of Msgr. Luigi Ligutti. Thanks to David S. Bovee’s new book about the illustrious history of the National Catholic… continue reading
