I sat in the comedor of Casa Juan Diego and heard a story of a woman who, upon arrival, had been referred to a local hospital. She had massive burns on her leg from the exhaust pipe of a truck. She had ridden several days and nights in order to get to Houston. She had travelled from El Salvador…. continue reading
Is Immigration Catholic?
December 1, 1996 by
Q.: Are you in favor of immigration? A.: Absolutely not! We oppose undocumented immigration because it destroys families, separates parents and children and ruins marriages. Q.: That doesn’t sound like someone who has had over 30,000 immigrants pass through their doors, does it? A.: We pick up the pieces, as it were. After people are… continue reading
Mrs. Santiago Must Die: The Slope is Slippery
November 1, 1996 by
Dr. Clifton is a Catholic neurosurgeon who works frequently with people who have head injuries or are dying. His wife, Karen, has helped to supply many practical needs for Casa Juan Diego over the years, and currently provides sandwiches for the men on the streets. Mrs. Santiago Mrs. Amy Santiago was 80 years old and… continue reading
Casa Don Bosco Serves Immigrant Teens
November 1, 1996 by
John Bosco was born August 16, 1815. From as early as nine years of age he had a sense of his vocation: to be a friend to youth and to emanate the Love of Christ such that many young people would want to receive this gracious Love. Through many trials of misunderstanding and political jealousies,… continue reading
Heart of the World, Center of the Church: Can CEO’s and Stockholders be Saved?
October 1, 1996 by
Who then devised the torment? Love. Love is the unfamiliar Name Behind the hands that wove The intolerable shirt of flame Which human power cannot remove. We only live, only suspire Consumed either by fire or fire. (T. S. Eliot) How different our world looks today from the Civilization of Love called for by recent… continue reading
Peter Maurin, Saint and Scholar of the Catholic Worker
August 1, 1996 by
This “interview” is what might taken place in such an interview, presenting Peter Maurin’s ideas. Houston Catholic Worker: What do you call your approach? Peter Maurin: Christian personalism, which makes each person responsible for the suffering Christ who stands before him in the person of the poor. It differs dramatically from an economic order characterized… continue reading
Peter Maurin, Saint and Scholar of the Catholic Worker
August 1, 1996 by
The Core Ideas–the Vision The person who created the Catholic Worker philosophy, and in partnership with Dorothy Day, lived the vision of the Catholic Worker movement, is Peter Maurin. Peter Maurin taught Dorothy Day not everything she knew, but just about everything. They met in 1933, Peter having been sent to Dorothy Day by George… continue reading
Saint Therese’s Little Way demands Love in Action
June 1, 1996 by
Loving one Difficult to Love There’s one sister in the community who has the knack of rubbing me up the wrong way at every turn; her tricks of manner, her tricks of speech, her character, just strike me as unlovable. But, then, she’s a holy religious; God must love her dearly; so I wasn’t going… continue reading
Saint Therese of Lisieux inspired Dorothy Day
June 1, 1996 by
The ninth article in the series on the influences on Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in founding the Catholic Worker features St. Therese of Lisieux. It would be hard to imagine two more unlikely soul mates than Dorothy Day and Saint Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower. Dorothy Day cofounded the Catholic Worker Movement with… continue reading
Who Are These Terrible Immigrants?
June 1, 1996 by
It was mind boggling. We were sitting in this beautiful dining room meeting one gracious woman after another, all bright blue-eyed and all asking about our work. Sister Loyola Hegerty, former Mother Superior, made a point of introducing us to all these Sisters of Charity and bragging on us, how we have served thousands of… continue reading
