Brother Mark Gruenke is one of the founding members of the holy hour for peace held at the Rice University Catholic Student Center each Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. My pilgrimage to the Holy Land has helped me to realize how much my own spirituality is sacramental and incarnational. One of the things that most… continue reading
Casa Juan Diego – the Work of Many – and the Sufferings of Immigrant Women in Houston
April 1, 2002 by
Juanita called to ask if she could come to Casa Juan Diego with her three children. The police had taken her husband to jail the night before because he had beaten her and he would soon be released. She was afraid to be in the house. This was not the first time she had been… continue reading
ENRON: A Perfect Company to Work For? Reflections of a Guilty Bystander
April 1, 2002 by
James came to volunteer with the immigrants at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker, after hearing a talk at St. Cyril’s Church, where the pastor insists that the Catholic Workers speak periodically. James came from a family of refugees on the run, but he was able to receive a good education and training. He… continue reading
Poverty of Family Forces Guest of Houston Catholic Worker to Immigrate
February 1, 2002 by
We reached the river at midday. For hours beforehand we had walked through the mountain without speaking, careful to avoid Mexican authorities. Arriving at the shore, we uncovered a small boat, dropped in what belongings we had and began to paddle. In ten minutes time we crossed to the other side, beginning another leg of… continue reading
Catholic Peace Fellowship Revived
February 1, 2002 by
Long before the horror of September 11, plans for the revitalization of the Catholic Peace Fellowship, along with a meeting scheduled for November 11, were in process, led by original CPF founders Jim Forrest and Tom Cornell. Exactly two months after terrorist attacks on New York and Washington rallied a stunned and outraged country to… continue reading
Review of John F. Kavanaugh, S.J., Who Count As Persons?: Human Identity and the Ethics of Killing (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2001)
February 1, 2002 by
By Alfred J. Freddoso, University of Notre Dame These are bleak days for moral theory in mainstream professional philosophy. At the heart of the matter lies our inability, within contemporary liberal democracies, to come to a consensus on the deep issue of what we are as human beings and where our true good lies. Because… continue reading
A Call to Change America: How would Dorothy Day Respond to an Attack such as September 11?
February 1, 2002 by
The tragedy of September 11 has given us the opportunity to re-evaluate how we live and how we relate to other countries. We don’t want this to be a lost opportunity. Those who take the spiritual life seriously have to ask the question, not only why did this happen, but what is God asking of… continue reading
Juan Diego is a Saint! Why is the Houston Catholic Worker called Casa Juan Diego?
February 1, 2002 by
We heard the news with joy that Juan Diego, has passed the final step in the process to sainthood in the Catholic Church. We named the first house of the Houston Catholic Worker, Casa Juan Diego, and as more houses were opened over the years, the name Casa Juan Diego became an umbrella… continue reading
How I Came from Honduras to Casa Juan Diego
December 1, 2001 by
I am a Honduran. I want to tell you all that for me it was hard to leave my home and my family. The saddest time was when I said goodbye to my mother. She was weeping, because she has an idea of how people suffer who decide to take this road. I left Tegucigalpa… continue reading
Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda, Edith Stein: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2000.
December 1, 2001 by
Andy Wright has been a Catholic Worker at Casa Juan Diego for six years. He is a third year medical student at Baylor University. The vocation to holiness has been and always will be a universal call. While we will never know all those who have responded to this call, as we are reminded every… continue reading
