Working at Su Casa, it is easy to get caught up in addressing the immediate needs of the people whom we work with. As Catholic Workers, though, we must also work to change the structures that cause the problems we and our guests face everyday. This spring, our community was able to participate in three political actions. (more…)

Shane Courville and Juan “Johnny Blonde” Rubio are moving away. Their departure makes me want to watch a photo montage of them set to “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” and lightly sob. It’s easy to list off the things that they’ve done for us here, including but not limited to, taking care of children, cooking dinners, house managing, giving us gifts of dishes and coffee, and painting a mural in our kitchen. See how easy that was? The difficulty is describing the effects those rather modest contributions have had. (more…)

Dear Su Casa,

If you’re reading this then you already know: I’ve left you. I’m sorry, but I’ve found someone new. We both knew this was coming… we never promised each other that it would last, but somehow it still hurts to see it end. Try to remember the good times we’ve had together: the delicious mom-made meals, the rooftop jam session, the children’s laughs and smiles, the ping-pong, the runaway, the chicken, the leaks and mildew, the groups, the police, the cascading ceiling, the eviction, the cold showers, the various pools of stagnant water, (more…)

On May first, millions gathered around the world to celebrate a holiday which is mostly unknown in the United States. May Day is the International Workers Day and is generally marked by rallies and demonstrations of workers, gatherings of unions and celebrations of the victories of labor movements. Recently, it has been regaining its significance in the US as the immigrant rights movement has organized impressive strikes and marches on the symbolic day. (more…)