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In Danger of Friendship
I met Kristy several months ago, while we were doing outreach in Lincoln Park. She was living in her car with her two dogs, Joseph and Pepper. At that point she was still mobile, but when I encountered her again, she was pulled over off of Emporia Street, just past the railroad tracks. She was…
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Hospitality-sans-house (but with bananas)
At this point I’ve said it so many times that defining it is worthwhile, if not necessary. When we say that we’re starting a House of Hospitality in Wichita, the logical first question is, “So do y’all have a house?” Well, no. We are practicing what I like to summarize as “hospitality-sans-house.” It’s almost noon…
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Why we’re not a “Non-Profit”
Trust me when I tell you we have thought, prayed, and discussed plenty when it comes to whether to incorporate or not as a government recognized Non-Profit. We’ve heard it all, that we’ll never receive big donations, that it’ll be harder than it needs to be, that we’ll never be able to become a big…
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Featured Article: The Aims and Means of the Catholic Worker
The aim of the Catholic Worker movement is to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ…
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Let’s Start a Catholic Worker
A little over a year ago, I left my job as the Wichita Area Director for Vagabond Missions to move to Houston to work at Casa Juan Diego. After diving into the writings of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, and learning more about the Catholic Worker Movement, I knew I wanted to start a Catholic…