(PROVIDENCE, R.I.)-The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence and 15 pastors who serve the state’s diverse immigrant community have urged Stephen Farquharson , Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), Boston Regional Office, to declare a moratorium on immigration raids in Rhode Island. The clergy also encouraged ICE to allow agents to excuse themselves from… continue reading
Archbishop Gomez: Cruel Vindictive Immigration Laws Undermine Rule of Law
December 1, 2008 by
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. On October 8, 2008 the Catholic News Agency reported that San Antonio Archbishop José H. Gomez, the senior Hispanic member of the United States’ Catholic hierarchy, called for a moratorium on deportations, federal work site raids, and new anti-immigration legislation. Addressing a rally at the Missouri State Capitol, Archbishop Gomez said he… continue reading
Dorothy Day: A Radical Saint
October 1, 2008 by
The following is a talk given by Robert Ellsberg at the 75 th Anniversary Catholic Worker Conference in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 10, 2008. Robert is the editor of the newly published diaries of Dorothy Day entitled “The Duty of Delight,” Marquette Univ. Press. It is a privilege to speak here today, surrounded by so many… continue reading
A Familiar Pilgrimage In Remarkable Detail: A Review Essay: The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, ed. Robert Ellsberg (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2008), 669 pp. + xxxiv.
October 1, 2008 by
Michael Baxter teaches at the University of Notre Dame and lives and works at the Catholic Worker in South Bend, Indiana. He is also national secretary for the Catholic Peace Fellowship. Introduction The arrangement whereby the diaries of the Dorothy Day were transferred from the Catholic Worker in New York to the archives at Marquette… continue reading
Reflections on Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement
August 1, 2008 by
The following is a talk given by Jim Forest in 2008 to a gathering of European Catholic Workers. Jim, who was a Catholic Worker with Dorothy Day, is the author of Love is the Measure: A Biography of Dorothy Day, Founder of the Catholic Worker. A key element of the Catholic Worker movement’s charism has… continue reading
Beyond Walls of Fear: Catholic Worker Movement Turns to Resistance to Unjust Immigration Policies and Practices
August 1, 2008 by
The Catholic Worker movement, centered in Christ and the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, was founded during the 1930s when the economic crisis made life difficult, if not unbearable, for many. The movement has continued to respond to changing situations in the United States and the world over the years, including leading protests against the… continue reading
NAFTA Key to Immigration Problems in the United States
June 1, 2008 by
Dawn McCarty teaches at the University of Houston-Downtown. “Illegal” immigration has become a hot-button political topic, but one aspect of the issue is rarely discussed: what happens to the families left behind in Mexico when the husband/father (and increasingly, the mother) immigrates to the United States? To find out, I traveled to 15 different communities… continue reading
The Most Dangerous Journey in the World
June 1, 2008 by
The man’s voice on the phone asked for help. He was very tired, having walked the 90 miles from Livingston, Texas, to Houston. When he was arrested he did not have his permanent residency card with him. He had been jailed for three months for an “immigration violation” and when released was put out on… continue reading
Many Profit from Immigrants’ Misery: Imprisoning Immigrants in Private Prisons and County Jails
June 1, 2008 by
From National Geographic to The New Yorker , more and more publications are featuring stories about immigrants coming to the United States, putting a human face on a group of people which are being demonized and dehumanized by our government’s current policies. The New Yorker article (Margaret Talbot, “The Lost Children: What Do Tougher Detention Policies Mean… continue reading
Dorothy Day on Women’s Right to Choose
June 1, 2008 by
Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was grounded in her faith, and she resisted any attempt to dilute the truth she practiced. We were struck by this little vignette, sent to us by a friend in the mid-west, because it shows us an unvarnished Dorothy, speaking her mind forthrightly and not always tactfully…. continue reading
