“May 1 marks the 79th anniversary of Dorothy Day’s great achievement: a movement whose vision of activist faith couldn’t be farther from the moralizing of the religious right that has seemed to define Christianity’s incursion on politics since the 1980s. The Catholic Worker, which Day founded with Peter Maurin, a French immigrant, was — and remains — a philosophy, a social initiative, a way of life. Its understanding of personal responsibility maintains not that we all must rely on ourselves, but rather that we are all beholden to better the lives of the less fortunate. On May 1, 1933, during the height of the Great Depression, Day took to Union Square handing out the first copies of her newspaper, also called The Catholic Worker, which delivered the message of compassion and justice at the cost of one penny; the price has never gone up.”
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Monday, April 30th, 2012Black and White in Color
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Friends,
Please join us at the Charter Oak Cultural Center for the opening of Jackie Allen and Dwight Teal’s art show: Black and White in Color.
Understanding the Current Economic Downturn and the Occupy Wall Street and Ninety Nine Percent Movement
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
With Excerpts from Bird and Fortune’s Subprime Crisis and
Inside Job, an award winning documentary on the financial crisis
And a
Panel Discussion with Question and Answer Session
Panelists
Chris Doucot, The Hartford Catholic Worker
Kenneth Long, Ph.D., Professor of History and Political Science
Shyamala Raman, Ph.D., Professor of Economics and International Studies
Ben Peters, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6:45 to 9:15 pm
A/V Room
Bruyette Athenaeum
Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities
For more information, please contact klong@sjc.edu
#OccupyWallSt
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011Chris appeared today on the public radio program “Where We Live” to discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement.
You can listen here.
Way to Go Elizabeth!
Friday, September 23rd, 2011| West Hartford | ||||
| Northwest Catholic’s Elizabeth O’Neill Is National Merit Semifinalist | ||||
| School Stuff | ||||
| Submitted by Michelle M. Murphy, Director of Communications, Northwest Catholic High School, on 2011-09-21. | ||||
Elizabeth O’Neill, a senior at Northwest Catholic High School, has been named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She is the daughter of Thomas and Jennifer O’Neill of Marlborough. Her father is also an alumnus of NWC. A year ago, O’Neill was named the Young Philanthropist of the Year by the Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, whose mission is to invest in and inspire women and girls in the Greater Hartford community. She was chosen for her above-and-beyond involvement in NWC’s social justice programs, and especially for her commitment to a monthly community kitchen meal and to the Catholic Worker House in Hartford. In addition, O’Neill is president of the National Honor Society, a member of NWC’s Unified Volleyball program, and writes for the school yearbook and newspaper. She is in the top 1 percent of scorers among the 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT exam in October 2010. She will now continue in the competition for designation as a National Merit Finalist and for one of the Merit Scholarships that will be awarded next Spring. “We are very proud of Elizabeth,” said Margaret Williamson, NWC’s principal/chief administrator. “She has been involved in numerous extracurricular activities in addition to being an outstanding student and has shown extraordinary dedication to activities and to the mission of Northwest Catholic.” Rigorous academics are a critical component of Northwest Catholic’s mission to educate the whole student — mind, body, spirit, and soul. The school has begun accepting applications for the 2012-13 school year; for details about the Admissions process, or to register for a limited-seating, Regional Information Session, visit www.northwestcatholic.org/infosessions. |
Warmhearted way to keep warm
Friday, September 9th, 2011Denise’s Quilting for Causes website is finally complete. It’s the culmination of a process that took me from quilting for pleasure to quilting for causes. The quilts are made made from donated fabric and proceeds after costs go to the Catholic Worker House programs and other worthy causes.
Please take a look and keep it in mind if you need a special gift for someone special.
Summer Camp 2011
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Some pictures of the summer camp fun from Jackie’s Facebook album:
They’re wiped out… and so are we!
Friday, July 29th, 2011
Friends, readers, and anonymous souls browsing the web,
We are nearly done with our annual summer camp and we are broke. After paying today’s bills we are left with a balance of less than $10 in our account. Despite fund raisers we are still short on donations. In particular a couple of local Catholic churches have apparently decided to no longer support our work with the children in north Hartford; the loss of their support hurts. If you have not given to the Hartford Catholic Worker in a while- now is a really, really good time to do so!
On a brighter note: the campers are having a great time swimming, fishing, telling stories around their first ever campfire and more. Meanwhile the kids not at camp have been picking berries, going to a jazz festival, and chillin’ at the Green House. Please help us continue this work with a check made payable to: Hartford Catholic Worker, 26 Clark St Hartford 06120.
Peace and thanks,
Chris
Congrats to Jose!
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011