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…

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…

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.

Invitation to take “Liturgy and Communion Economy,” a free, online course we are co-facilitating through Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life.

As we look toward our second year, we are hoping to expand our hospitality by renting a second house, three doors down from our current home. This house, which will be named the Dorothy Day House (after the founder of the Catholic Worker), will allow us to offer hospitality to an additional four to five…

Reflections on two months of shared life.