Los Angeles Catholic Worker

The Summer Program is in full swing here in LA! Our interns for the first session were Ross Weaver, currently enrolled at Goshen College in Indiana and Rebecca Casas, most recently of New York, and for the second session we have, Rebecca again, Alecia Stuchlik of Kansas, Sarah Fuller of St. Catharines Ontario, and Theo Kayser of Missouri. Check out some pictures of what we’ve done so far.

We had a great 40th anniversary liturgy and party! Check out some photographs!

Here’s the June issue of the Catholic Agitator.

In this issue:

• A Spectacle Unto the World by Jeff Dietrich
• Encountering Jesus in the Jailhouse by Toni Flynn
• I Was Thirsty and You Gave Me Drink by John Dear S.J.
• Ordained Women! By Allison McGillivray
• Carry It On, Carry It On, Carry It On by Faustino Cruz
• For Our Tormented Times A Model of Liberation by Liz McAlister

Liturgy, Dancing, Food and Fun

We’re celebrating 40 years of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable! Come to the party!

Sunday, May 16, 2 PM at All Saints Episcopal Church in Highland Park.
Keynote Speaker will be Elizabeth McAlister.

Where did it all begin?

Read the 40 anniversary Agitator. Selected articles from big events of the past.

View photos from the early days up to the present.

Check out photos of the Stations of the Cross, the Seder and some recent Wednesday Night Liturgys.

On April 7th the LACW joined members of the Los Angeles Community Action Network to protest the announcement of a proposed police injunction barring 80 “Gang Members” and up to 300 John Does from the Skid Row area. This politically motivated outrage, would be another step toward making Skid Row into a police state. We pray for the madness to end and for our city to have compassion on the “least of these”.

Read the LA Times article on the event.

Pictures

To learn the real facts of the Skid Row “Safer Cities Initiative” check out the study by Gary Blasi, a professor at the UCLA School of Law and a 30 year veteran of Skid Row Issues.

It’s time for the 40th anniversary Agitator! We’ve reprinted some of the best of the articles from 1971 up to the present.

In this issue:

• Forever Young by Jeff Dietrich
• To Die At The Catholic Worker by Kieran Prather
• Our Cheap And Tawdry Victory by Jeff Dietrich
• We Are Still Pacifists
• We Have Climbed His Tall Towers by Jeff Dietrich
• Putting The Pieces Back Together: Stained Glass by Toni Flynn
• Murder In The Cathedral by Jeff Dietrich
• The Art Called Poetry by Megan Fincher
• An Invitation To Our 40th Anniversary Celebration!

Come join the party! The Catholic Worker Seder of Liberation will be at 3 PM on April 11th (the Sunday after Easter), at All Saints Episcopal Church in Highland Park. Call 323-267-8789 to R.S.V.P. and sign up to bring a salad or a desert and grape juice or wine.

Check out pictures of last year’s Seder.

The Kitchen will be closed Thursday March 4th and liturgy is canceled on Wednesday March 3rd. We will resume the usual schedule on Saturday the 6th. Thank you

Check out all the fun we had at the All Saints Highland Park Mardi Gras Party!