CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: Baby wipes, Similac baby formula, blue lid. Pack n' play. A CPA to help with the income tax for

Casa Juan Diego.

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to EMMANUEL MOUNIER, PERSONALISM, AND THE CATHOLIC WORKER Emmanuel Mounier, Personalism, and the Catholic Worker movement. August 1, 1999 By Mark and Louise Zwick. Emmanuel Mounier (1905-1950) articulated the ideas of personalism, of human persons whose responsibility it is to take an active role in history, even while the ultimate goal is beyond the temporal and beyond human history. CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: Baby wipes, Similac baby formula, blue lid. Pack n' play. A CPA to help with the income tax for

Casa Juan Diego.

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to EMMANUEL MOUNIER, PERSONALISM, AND THE CATHOLIC WORKER Emmanuel Mounier, Personalism, and the Catholic Worker movement. August 1, 1999 By Mark and Louise Zwick. Emmanuel Mounier (1905-1950) articulated the ideas of personalism, of human persons whose responsibility it is to take an active role in history, even while the ultimate goal is beyond the temporal and beyond human history.

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: Baby wipes, Similac baby formula, blue lid. Pack n' play. A CPA to help with the income tax for

Casa Juan Diego.

RAISING A PROPHETIC VOICE: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE,DIVINE Raising a Prophetic Voice: Civil Disobedience,Divine Obedience and the Catholic Worker. Casa Juan Diego is a busy place, powered by an amazingly hard-working core of full-time, live-in Catholic Workers and aided by a vast and varied troop of part-time volunteers. Multi-tasking is a must, since the phone and the doorbell never stop

ringing.

THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

THE TRUTH ABOUT IMMIGRANTS: XENOPHOBIA EXISTED IN EARLY The first major immigration boom in U.S. history began in the 1840s. Before that period, about 60,000 immigrants came to America each year. This number tripled in the 1840s, and quadrupled in the 1850s. More important than the sheer numbers, however, was the change in ethnic composition. Previously, the vast majority of immigrants hailed from MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88 MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88. Mark Zwick, who 36 years ago turned a tumble-down building on Washington Avenue into a thriving international refuge for immigrants and refugees, died Friday, November 18, 2016, at his home in Houston after battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was 88. In 1980, Mark and his wife Louise

founded

DOROTHY DAY, PROPHET OF PACIFISM FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Dorothy Day, Prophet of Pacifism for the Catholic Church. One of Dorothy Day’s great gifts to the Catholic Church and to the United States was her drawing together of Catholic biblical and theological resources to establish pacifism and conscientious objection as a legitimate stance for Catholics and for Americans. ALTERNATIVES TO ECONOMIC LIBERTARIANISM: NOT JUST Commenting on the enormous donations Tim Busch and the Koch brothers made to the business school at the Catholic University of America, John Gehring wrote on American Prospect: “The influence of the Kochs merits special scrutiny at Catholic University, founded by the U.S. bishops to be the national university of the Catholic Church in America.As one of the wealthiest men in the world SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA: A WOMAN WHO INFLUENCED HER TIMES Saint Catherine of Siena: A Woman who Influenced her Times. October 1, 1995 By Mark and Louise Zwick. This article, the fifth in a series on the saints, philosophers and spiritual guides who influenced. Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in their vision and living out of the Catholic Worker movement, features St. Catherine of Siena. “THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. LISTA DE ALBERGUES Y CASAS DEL MIGRANTE PARA …TRANSLATE THIS PAGE Aquí se presenta una lista de instituciones que ofrecen hospedaje o alimentación a personas migrantes en tránsito.. Gracias a la Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho por hacer disponible esta información para 2018. CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: A CPA to help with the income tax for Casa Juan Diego. The man who prepared it for almost forty years has retired. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to “THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: A CPA to help with the income tax for Casa Juan Diego. The man who prepared it for almost forty years has retired. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to “THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

RELATED LINKS

Related Links. Catholic Worker .org website. Vatican. Vatican News. Catholic Peace Fellowship. Aparecida Document. Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights. International Labor Organization. Immigration

Impact.

INFORMATION ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC WORKER Information on Becoming a Catholic Worker. CONSIDER GIIVING YOUR WORK AS A GIFT AND EXPRESSION OF YOUR FAITH. IN RECEIVING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES! CONTACT: Louise Zwick, P. O. Box 70113, Houston, Texas 77270, (713) 869-7376. E-mail: info@cjd.org. AFFILIATION: THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

RAISING A PROPHETIC VOICE: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE,DIVINE Raising a Prophetic Voice: Civil Disobedience,Divine Obedience and the Catholic Worker. Casa Juan Diego is a busy place, powered by an amazingly hard-working core of full-time, live-in Catholic Workers and aided by a vast and varied troop of part-time volunteers. Multi-tasking is a must, since the phone and the doorbell never stop

ringing.

“THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88 MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88. Mark Zwick, who 36 years ago turned a tumble-down building on Washington Avenue into a thriving international refuge for immigrants and refugees, died Friday, November 18, 2016, at his home in Houston after battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was 88. In 1980, Mark and his wife Louise

founded

SACRED RIGHTS: LAND, LODGING, AND LABOR The Bible tells us that God hears the cry of his people, and I wish to join my voice to yours in calling for land, lodging and labor for all our brothers and sisters. I said it and I repeat it: these are sacred rights. It is important, it is well worth fighting for them. May the cry of the excluded be heard in Latin America and throughout the EMMANUEL MOUNIER, PERSONALISM, AND THE CATHOLIC WORKER Emmanuel Mounier, Personalism, and the Catholic Worker movement. August 1, 1999 By Mark and Louise Zwick. Emmanuel Mounier (1905-1950) articulated the ideas of personalism, of human persons whose responsibility it is to take an active role in history, even while the ultimate goal is beyond the temporal and beyond human history. “TAKE AWAY MY HEART OF STONE AND GIVE ME A HEART OF FLESH” I picked up Thomas Merton’s last book, Contemplative Prayer, which I am starting to read, and the foreword by our good Quaker friend Douglas Steere brought back to my memory a strange incident in my life.He quotes William Blake: “We are put on earth for a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love.” DOROTHY DAY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE Dorothy Day on Women’s Right to Choose. June 1, 2008 By Alice Lange. Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was grounded in her faith, and she resisted any attempt to dilute the truth she practiced. We were struck by this little vignette, sent to us by a friend in the mid-west, because it shows us an unvarnished Dorothy CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: A CPA to help with the income tax for Casa Juan Diego. The man who prepared it for almost forty years has retired. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to “THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. CJD.ORG - THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC WORKERSUSAN GALLAGHERCONTACT USBIBLIOGRAPHYANDREW WRIGHTRELATED LINKSWHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO The Garden of Hospitality at Casa Juan Diego, the Houston Catholic Worker. I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former ABOUT CASA JUAN DIEGO Economics and Catholic Social Teaching. Casa Stories. Roots of the Catholic Worker Movement. Consistent Ethic of Life. Globalization.

Immigration. Book

CONTACT US - CJD.ORG Contact Us. Louise Zwick. Mailing address: P. O Box 70113. Houston, Texas 77270. 713-869-7376. To bring donations of food or clothing: 4818 Rose, Houston, Texas 77007. We receive donations of food and clothing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Monetary donations are very much appreciated and can be sent to Casa Juan Diego

at P

MAKE A DONATION

Our Needs at Casa Juan Diego. Needed Now: A CPA to help with the income tax for Casa Juan Diego. The man who prepared it for almost forty years has retired. WHAT IS CASA JUAN DIEGO? Casa Juan Diego was founded in 1980, following the Catholic Worker model of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, to serve immigrants and refugees and the poor. From one small house it has grown to ten houses. Casa Juan Diego publishes a newspaper, the Houston Catholic Worker, four times a year to share the values of the Catholic Worker

movement and

WHO IS JUAN DIEGO?

Juan Diego was given the role of going to the local Bishop to tell him of the importance of the indigenous people. The Bishop eventually heard the voice of the poor and was converted. He asked Juan Diego for a sign. Our Lady gave Juan Diego the sign of roses in December, in the winter, and he gathered them in his cloak to show to. WHAT IS THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT? The Catholic Worker movement was founded in 1933 by Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day in New York City to implement the teachings of the Gospels and Catholic social teaching, especially as presented in the social encyclicals. The first project of Peter and Dorothy THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

WHAT POPE FRANCIS MEANS BY A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER What Pope Francis Means By a Culture of Encounter. In a homily given on his first Pentecost as our pontiff, Pope Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. In the homily he encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to “THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.

RELATED LINKS

Related Links. Catholic Worker .org website. Vatican. Vatican News. Catholic Peace Fellowship. Aparecida Document. Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights. International Labor Organization. Immigration

Impact.

INFORMATION ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC WORKER Information on Becoming a Catholic Worker. CONSIDER GIIVING YOUR WORK AS A GIFT AND EXPRESSION OF YOUR FAITH. IN RECEIVING IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES! CONTACT: Louise Zwick, P. O. Box 70113, Houston, Texas 77270, (713) 869-7376. E-mail: info@cjd.org. AFFILIATION: THE NONVIOLENT ACTS OF JESUS The Nonviolent Acts of Jesus. July 10, 2014 By José Ramón Peláez Sanz. Fr. Peláez Sanz is a priest of Diocese of Valladolid (Spain) and a member of the Movimiento Cultural Cristiano. Symbolic actions are a common patrimony of nonviolent movements. For example, the refusal of Gandhi to buy salt and his march to the sea with thousands

of

RAISING A PROPHETIC VOICE: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE,DIVINE Raising a Prophetic Voice: Civil Disobedience,Divine Obedience and the Catholic Worker. Casa Juan Diego is a busy place, powered by an amazingly hard-working core of full-time, live-in Catholic Workers and aided by a vast and varied troop of part-time volunteers. Multi-tasking is a must, since the phone and the doorbell never stop

ringing.

“THE MYSTERY OF THE POOR IS THIS: THEY ARE CHRIST Alfredo, who spent the summer at Casa Juan Diego’s men’s house, is a seminarian from Colombia with the Scalabrini Fathers, studying theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88 MARK ZWICK, FOUNDER OF CASA JUAN DIEGO DIES AT 88. Mark Zwick, who 36 years ago turned a tumble-down building on Washington Avenue into a thriving international refuge for immigrants and refugees, died Friday, November 18, 2016, at his home in Houston after battling Parkinson’s Disease. He was 88. In 1980, Mark and his wife Louise

founded

SACRED RIGHTS: LAND, LODGING, AND LABOR The Bible tells us that God hears the cry of his people, and I wish to join my voice to yours in calling for land, lodging and labor for all our brothers and sisters. I said it and I repeat it: these are sacred rights. It is important, it is well worth fighting for them. May the cry of the excluded be heard in Latin America and throughout the EMMANUEL MOUNIER, PERSONALISM, AND THE CATHOLIC WORKER Emmanuel Mounier, Personalism, and the Catholic Worker movement. August 1, 1999 By Mark and Louise Zwick. Emmanuel Mounier (1905-1950) articulated the ideas of personalism, of human persons whose responsibility it is to take an active role in history, even while the ultimate goal is beyond the temporal and beyond human history. “TAKE AWAY MY HEART OF STONE AND GIVE ME A HEART OF FLESH” I picked up Thomas Merton’s last book, Contemplative Prayer, which I am starting to read, and the foreword by our good Quaker friend Douglas Steere brought back to my memory a strange incident in my life.He quotes William Blake: “We are put on earth for a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love.” DOROTHY DAY ON WOMEN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE Dorothy Day on Women’s Right to Choose. June 1, 2008 By Alice Lange. Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was grounded in her faith, and she resisted any attempt to dilute the truth she practiced. We were struck by this little vignette, sent to us by a friend in the mid-west, because it shows us an unvarnished Dorothy The Houston Catholic Worker A Publication of Casa Juan Diego

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THE GOSPEL AND LIVING CATHOLIC TRADITION May 31, 2021 By Louise Zwick The Second Vatican Council asks us to read the signs of the times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel. In seeking to do that, we have been trying to make sense of the divisions in our country and our Church, of so much violence, of threats to our climate and the earth, and the destructive attitudes towards the least among us, even among some people of faith. We have wondered how we can deepen our understanding of the life and death and teachings of Jesus, of the Eucharist, the ... continue reading THE JOURNEY OF A CONGOLESE FAMILY TO CASA JUAN DIEGO May 25, 2021 By Allison Clifton The family was interviewed and their story retold here by Allison Clifton, who often translates for us from French to English when we have new African guests. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Recently, Casa Juan Diego has received a number of families from the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African countries. Most of the families that have come to CJD during the past forty years have been from Central America or Mexico, so why is there such an influx of Africans? ... continue reading THE GARDEN OF HOSPITALITY AT CASA JUAN DIEGO, THE HOUSTON CATHOLIC

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May 9, 2021 By Anne Maguire I find myself planted here at Casa Juan Diego because of the seeds of hospitality that have been graciously sown into my life. One of the gardeners who most recently pointed me in the direction of the rich soil here at Casa Juan Diego was Catherine Griffin, a former Catholic Worker who spent two years at Casa Juan Diego from 2002-2004. Although Catherine’s life was cut short after a long battle with cancer, she left behind a fruitful legacy here at Casa Juan Diego as one of the founders of ... continue reading LOUISE ZWICK INTERVIEWED ABOUT THE BORDER CRISIS April 5, 2021 By Joachim Zwick Louise Zwick was interviewed on Houston's KHOU (Channel 11) News about the crisis at the US-Mexico border on March 31. The interview is available at the link below along with information on how to support Casa Juan Diego. Louise Zwick Interviewed About Crisis at US-Mexico Border ... continue reading IMMIGRANTS AT THE BORDER AND AT CASA JUAN DIEGO April 4, 2021 By Louise Zwick In February ICE started calling Casa Juan Diego each day asking about how many beds we have available for families. They had been expecting a growing number of families for whom they would need to find shelter, as family detention centers  closed and alternative plans made. The situation at the border has been changing daily as families hope to enter – but most are being refused at the border. We recently welcomed a family who came walking up to our front door with a couple of duffel bags, ... continue reading More Posts from this Category

HIGHLIGHTS

OUR NEEDS AT CASA JUAN DIEGO Needed Now: A CPA to help with the income tax for Casa Juan Diego. The man who prepared it for almost forty years has retired. Bottled water. Pack n' play. Baby formula - Similac, blue ... continue reading

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

We debated about calling the new/old section in the Archives, “What Were You Thinking?” or “The Early  Years” or “Our Kids Think This Is Normal?”  or “Giving It All Away” or “The Fire Years,” or ... continue reading JOIN THE GUILD FOR THE CANONIZATION OF DOROTHY DAY! In order to assist the process of canonization, a Dorothy Day Guild has been established. Its purpose is to spread the word of her life work, and sanctity; to identify the growing ... continue reading HOUSES OF HOSPITALITY FOR IMMIGRANTS AND THE DEPORTED IN MEXICO AND

GUATEMALA

Baja California Instituto Madre Assunta, A.C. Arquidiócesis de Tijuana, Calle Galileo No. 2305,  Col. Postal, C.P. 22350, Tijuana, B.C. Tel /Fax : 01 (664) 683 0575 Email: ... continue reading More Posts from this Category Return to top of page Copyright © 2021 · Genesis Framework

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