Pope John Paul II, in his weekly audiences, has been presenting catecheses on various Psalms. VIS, the Vatican Information Services, has provided excerpts from his texts on powerful themes for the life of the Christian. Several of these follow: DO NOT BASE YOUR LIFE ON FALSE VALUES VATICAN CITY, NOV. 10, 2004 (VIS) The Pope… continue reading
Why Catholics Should Be Wary of “One Nation Under God”: Richard Neuhaus in a Time of War
February 1, 2005 by
1. “I ALWAYS THOUGHT JESUS WAS AN AMERICAN” “I know you’re all going to think this is crazy, but I always thought Jesus was an American.” This statement was uttered by a young woman in a seminar at the University of California at San Diego on the first century of Rome and the dawn of… continue reading
Iraq War, Unjust, Illegal and Immoral; Just War Theory Condemns Invasion
February 1, 2005 by
Fr. Paul Surlis was professor of Catholic Social Teaching at St. John’s University, New York 1975-2000. He is now retired in Crofton, Maryland, writing and doing occasional parish ministry. The tradition of The Catholic Worker, under the editorial direction of Dorothy Day, was to publish two threads of discussions and theologies of war and peace,… continue reading
Celebrating 25 Years: Casa Juan Diego Opens to Help Poor Immigrants and Refugees in Houston
February 1, 2005 by
This article appeared in the first edition of the Houston Catholic Worker, May 5, 1981. Casa Juan Diego is the result of allowing ourselves to dream. The vision of a Catholic Worker house on Washington Avenue in Houston established to serve the poor and Spanish speaking first came to us in 1979 while working in… continue reading
New Pope Benedict XVI a Strong Critic of War
January 1, 2005 by
by Michael Griffin of the Catholic Peace Fellowship The election of Benedict XVI as pope brings hope for the continuation of peacemaking as central to the papacy. Just as John Paul II cried out again and again to the world, “War never again!” the new pope has taken the name of the one who first… continue reading
The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins by Mark and Louise Zwick – Book Reviews
January 1, 2005 by
Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins by Mark and Louise Zwick Paulist Press, 2005; 367 pages Reviewed by Mike Wisniewski “The Catholic Worker movement provides a perspective for living out in a practical way a radical following of Jesus.” This statement by the authors, Mark and Louise Zwick, provides an accurate assessment of what those… continue reading
Searching Through the Mountains in Guatemala for the Family of an Immigrant
December 1, 2004 by
Miguel, originally from Guatemala, is a seminarian for the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, studying at the seminary in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. He spent several months at Casa Juan Diego this summer. We have no idea how he managed to get to Houston from Guatemala, but one day Epimelio was at Casa Juan Diego’s door and the… continue reading
Are the Immigrants Terrorists? What I Learned at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker
December 1, 2004 by
“No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.” – John Steinbeck Ricardo is a seminarian with the Scalabrini Fathers and Brothers, studying at the Catholic Theological Union. He spent several months at Casa Juan Diego this summer. Ricardo is studying to be… continue reading
The Charity of Christ Toward Migrants (Erga migrantes caritas Christi)
December 1, 2004 by
(Excerpted from the new document from the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People) Today’s migration makes up the vastest movement of people of all times. In these last decades, the phenomenon, now involving about two hundred million individuals, has turned into a structural reality of con-temporary society. It is becom-ing… continue reading
New Lay Monasticism: Schools for Conversion
October 1, 2004 by
Over 60 people responded to the call for a new monasticism at a recent conference in Durham, N. C. The Editors were invited to participate and to make a presentation having written about New Monasticism (and old monasticism) over the years in the Houston Catholic Worker. (Unfortunately, we were unable to participate.) The community at… continue reading
