October 9, 2008 at the University of St. Thomas in Houston The panel discussion of the book, The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins by Mark and Louise Zwick (Paulist Press) at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, was cancelled because of Hurricane Ike. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 to… continue reading
Symposium on Mark and Louise Zwick’s Book, The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins
June 1, 2008 by
May 1 March for Immigrants in Houston – Most of the Press Got It Wrong
May 1, 2008 by
The march for human rights for immigrants and in favor of comprehensive immigration reform took place on May 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Houston. The march drew almost 300 people from various groups. A handful of people against immigrants showed up to shout and attack with mega bull horns starting an hour before the… continue reading
Endgame for Millions of Immigrants
April 1, 2008 by
A local Catholic businessman, concerned about passage of immigration reform told us recently, “At least we have the consolation that it is not possible to deport 12 million people undocumented people. A solution for comprehensive immigration reform must be found, it will be found.” Unknown to us all, the administration began to deport the 12… continue reading
Immigration and the Law
April 1, 2008 by
We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was “legal” and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was “illegal.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Sister Fran Wilhelm is an Ursuline Sister of Mount St. Joseph, Maple Mount, Kentucky. What a plethora of opinions exploded at the time of the attempt… continue reading
Guest Worker is not the Answer for Exploited and Displaced Workers
April 1, 2008 by
It would be a terrible thing if, in the name of immigration reform, a “guest worker” program were to be imple-mented that would include few protections for imported workers who would be transient, working no more than six years, with no path to residency, with workers tied to one employer, without legal representation, and without… continue reading
Fr. Sirico Uses the “S” Word to Win: Liberty Theology Not Free for Poor Workers
April 1, 2008 by
One of the most damaging influences in the discussion of workers’ rights and the application of Catholic social teaching is Fr. Robert Sirico, a member of the Oratorians and the director of the Acton Institute. With great cleverness he eliminates any opposition to his laissez-faire economics by using the “S” word against critics and against… continue reading
NAFTA Corridors, Trans-Texas Corridors, Divide the Nation and Cheat the Workers
April 1, 2008 by
In early 2008 major protests by landowners throughout south Texas have been featured regularly in the press. Thirty counties in Texas have protested the seizure of hundred of thousands of acres of prime agricultural land by the Texas Department of Transportation for NAFTA traffic for a four football fields-side complex of tollways and high-speed rail… continue reading
Church and State and the New “Serfs”
April 1, 2008 by
We have three men living at Casa Juan Diego’s Houses of Hospitality with such serious injuries that they shuffle instead of walk. We have three men in wheel chairs who don’t walk at all We have three men who have lost a leg and await protheses so they can walk and work. We have three… continue reading
Is Houston a Sanctuary City?
February 1, 2008 by
Accusations have been made that Houston is a sanctuary city which harbors and supports immigrants instead of running them off and deporting them. Houston is a sanctuary, they say, a holy place for immigrants seeking employment and a new life, a place of protection. If Houston is a sanctuary city, it has escaped us. This… continue reading
Catholic Bishops Resist Anti-Immigrant Laws: Christ is Present in the Suffering Poor
February 1, 2008 by
Recent events surrounding immigration “enforcement” have drawn the attention, the concern, the ire, and the resistance of Catholic Bishops in the United States. The anti-immigrant prejudice in the United States has been seized upon by legislators in some states in order to enact awful laws. These laws in states such as Oklahoma and Georgia are… continue reading
