“Jump out before the train reaches its destination, even it it costs you your life” -Franz Jagerstatter At the beginning of June the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI had authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to publish his declaration of the Catholic martyrdom of Franz Jagerstatter. The date for his beatification had… continue reading
Declaration of Catholic Martyrdom of Franz Jagerstatter, Beheaded by the Nazis, Will Support Conscientious Objectors to War
August 1, 2007 by
Mistreatment of Laborers Leads to Abuse of Workers and Children, Including Immigrant Workers and Children
August 1, 2007 by
A priority in the Catholic Worker movement in the time of Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day was the defense of workers against mistreatment and exploitation. Dorothy often quoted the encyclical Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII in regard to workers not getting paid, or being paid a pittance for their work: “To defraud anyone of wages… continue reading
Prayers for Immigrants/Oraciones por los inmigrantes
July 1, 2007 by
1 July 2007 We pray to the Lord: For the most persecuted, The most hated, The most despised, The most rejected, of us all The “Immigrants.” That we show them our love To help them overcome their poverty With their willing work And in the process that we learn from their Boundless faith, hope, charity,… continue reading
Migration and Migrants in the Time of Globalization
June 1, 2007 by
Cardinal Poupard, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, addressed the Third National Congress of the Episcopal Commission for Culture in Mexico, particularly related, he said, “to the Fifth General Conference of CELAM in May of 2007 in Aparecida, Brazil, toward which all the Church in Latin America is preparing.” Excerpts from his talk, translated by… continue reading
Raids and Deportations Create New Terror for Immigrants and Their Families
June 1, 2007 by
At the beginning of April, on the steps of one of the first Franciscan missions (founded by foreigners), a foreign-born Roman Catholic Bishop complained of the treatment of his fellow immigrants. He was responding to the arrest and deportation of many immigrants, especially mothers and fathers of children. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Ignatius Wong, born… continue reading
Letter to the Editor and Response on “How an Unknown Text Could Throw New Light on John Paul II’s Views on Economics”
June 1, 2007 by
Dear Friends, I read Houston Catholic Worker with interest and sympathy. For this reason, I should like to alert you to certain biases and inaccuracies found in Luxmoore article in the newest issue. I do not suspect him of bad intentions, rather ofa certain lack of understanding of the historical background of the composition of Katoliicka Etyka… continue reading
Casa Juan Diego Under Siege from the Ku Klux Klan: Justice Demands Immigration Reform
April 1, 2007 by
The first issue we are asked about at Casa Juan Diego by the groups that visit us generally related to the status of immigrants: Do we help them become legal? We would be happy to assist anyone with the cost of beginning the process of legalization. The problem is that hardly any immigrants can… continue reading
Pope John Paul II Criticized Both Capitalism and Marxism Before and During His Pontificate
April 1, 2007 by
In the accompanying article, (“How an Unknown Text Could Throw Light on John Paul II’s Views on Economics” – https://cjdengp.wpengine.com/paper/how-an-unknown-text-could-throw-new-light-on-john-paul-iis-views-on-economics/) Jonathan Luxmoore points out that in the years before Karol Wojtyla became Pope he was not an uncritical advocate oflaissez-faire capitalism and that Catholic neoconservatives who have depicted him in this way have been mistaken. Luxmoore… continue reading
How an Unknown Text Could Throw New Light on John Paul II’s Views on Economics
April 1, 2007 by
Anyone familiar with the life of John Paul II will recognise the names of books he published before becoming Pope. But they may be surprised to hear that his longest, containing crucial early reflections on Christianity and Marxism, has never been published. When Polish newspapers wrote about it recently, the news sparked a debate in… continue reading
Deliver Us, Lord, From the Fear of the Enemy
April 1, 2007 by
Dorothy Day often quoted the Psalms. In January of 1967 she said in The Catholic Worker,“‘Deliver us, Lord from the fear of the enemy.’ That is one of the lines in the Psalms, and we are not asking God to deliver us from enemies, but from the fear of them. Love casts out fear, but we… continue reading
