Author: Bertrand Fitzgerald
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Responding to the Mystery: Reflections from Wendell Berry, Pope Benedict, and Simone Weil
These three excerpts point from different angles at a proper human response to the mystery of being. We begin with Wendell Berry’s turning of the tables on the conceit of verifiable knowledge as a basis for action. In the second piece, responding to a similar backdrop, Pope Benedict emphasizes that the “I believe” of the…
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2021 Year in Review
As a Catholic Worker, we offer supported, residential community in our two 4-bedroom houses and our backyard tiny houses for folks who were living on the street. We also offer open meals; a community fridge, pantry, and clothing hutch; and “open house” times for welcoming both friends and neighbors wanting community, and friends and neighbors…
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March 2021 Newsletter
Since we last reached out, there has been quite a bit of activity. Please read on for our updates (Credit Union (!), etc), the story of the Long Awaited Dorothy Day House, and a request for much needed assistance.
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Christmas 2019 Appeal
Merry Christmas from the Simone Weil House!
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September 2019 Newsletter
Reflections on two months of shared life.