catholic worker/catholic left

[Leslilake1 at aol.com]

There is a Catholic Worker "hospitality house" (Bethlehem Peace Farm, outside 
of town, actually) here in Centralia, Wa (site of the historic centralia 
massacre), run by a small goup of 20-somethings.  They house "guests" 
(unemployed/homeless) and run the house on non-hierarchical principles (which 
I'm given to understand takes up quite a bit of their time).  None has a 
functioning car (though some of the guests do), so they bicycle into town - 
about 10-15 miles 1 way.  Very politically active, very sharp, very affable 
group of young people...   

Les  

 
<< For the Catholic Worker movement, the 'propaganda of the deed' 

 consisted of establishing 'house of hospitality' which provided the homeless 

 and jobless with a meal and a place to sleep. The strongest adherents to the 

 movement live(d) in those houses in lives of 'voluntary poverty.' ...>>>