2 min readBy: Gilberto Contreras Morales Las Mujeres de Casa Maria! Ahora estamos reconociendo a Laura Alameda, Amalia Tovar, Mari Fuentes, Gaby Dominguez, Rosa Diaz, y Luz Acosta. Estas seis maravillosas mujeres son la pilar de Casa Maria Soup Kitchen. Gracias a ellas, cienes de familias reciben comida calientita todo los días. Les damos su reconocimiento a este increíble equipo y dedicación que estas mujeres demuestran. Con todas sus historias individuales, cada una trae una luz única, fuerza y passion para el servicio. Ven a ayudar a Laura, Amalia, Mari, Gaby, Rosa, y Luz hacer comida deliciosa y compartir con la comunidad.

8 min read  This is reprinted from the February 2015 Catholic Agitator, the newsletter of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker. _________________ Each of these drone attacks are worse than the attacks in Paris. Yet we act as if the attacks in Paris were somehow unrelated to this drone warfare. TERROR ATTACKS IN PARIS: ANGER & SOLIDARITY The following is an interview with Blase Bonpane, longtime social justice, human rights, and peace activist. Blase is Director of the Office of the Americas, which he co-founded with his wife Theresa in 1983. He is a former Maryknoll priest, author of several books, and host

2 min readMaria Aguirre is the mom of Casa Maria’s Cesar Aguirre (little Cesar), grandma of Alissa and Jasmine, and wife of Cesar Aguirre (big Cesar). Recently she moved here for about three months, to provide much needed help in the Free Kitchen. She has been a real inspiration, and her tacos dorados are to die for! Here are her words! _________ Que Ondas Brian, Thank you for your letter. It is wonderful to turn 60, but what do I know I’m 10 years behind you. I really do understand about your knee pain (ouch!) You shared a bit of what you

3 min readThis story by Eric Debode, fellow Catholic Worker is dedicated to the homeless residents of SAFE PARK and Councilman Steve Kozachik and his colleagues on the City Council, for NOT ACCEPTING THE STATUS QUO and instead trying to find short and long term solutions to inequality and human suffering on the mean streets of Tucson and America.     HALF MOON BAY CATHOLIC WORKER COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY TOWARD THE SUFFERING February 2015  by ERIC DEBODE On Christmas Eve morning one of our regular guests, Madelia, called me to tell me that she had been in the hospital the night before