tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post6591090253732082773..comments2024-03-23T09:59:53.293+00:00Comments on LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW: London Catholic Worker Movement - who they?Richard Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-87413312575095038542013-01-17T16:24:37.478+00:002013-01-17T16:24:37.478+00:00Bravo to you, Richard, for having the courage to s...Bravo to you, Richard, for having the courage to speak the truth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-44410794205076110902012-09-07T11:40:31.064+01:002012-09-07T11:40:31.064+01:00Richard,
They're more Catholic than you could...Richard,<br /><br />They're more Catholic than you could ever dream of being.<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-43172616402673797232011-08-24T12:11:34.701+01:002011-08-24T12:11:34.701+01:00Magnonymous - thank you for your comment, I agree ...Magnonymous - thank you for your comment, I agree with all you say......they just need to remove the word 'Catholic' from their title.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-47876618932718074482011-08-23T11:49:58.585+01:002011-08-23T11:49:58.585+01:00Having found myself alongside the Catholic Workers...Having found myself alongside the Catholic Workers on more than one occasion supporting the same cause, I can honestly say that there is nothing in their organisation but for a willingness to do good.<br /><br />Stating they should make their cause known through democratic process is nothing short of a joke. As I am sure you are aware this country's "democratic processes" have been proven time and again to be a complete farce when it comes to making objections heard.<br /><br />I personally find their form of peaceful resistance and compassion to be not only commendable, but desirable for the community as a whole. The people within this group are both selfless and indiscriminate in their humanitarian efforts and they carry their efforts out in a way which neither endangers lives or disrupts the community.<br /><br />It seems to me that without knowing anything about the group or what they do you have decided to spout an ill-thought article attacking their origins and trying to label them as a communist organisation. They are socialist in the sense that they wish to give aid to everyone and in the sense that they are not selfish with the means they have, what they have they share with all. Further than that, there is no grounds to attach any sort of communist or "red" propagandic label to the group.<br /><br />I can also vouch that your presumption to attack their work ethic is based solely in your personal prejudices and not based on any kind of fact. In addition to the above mentioned houses of hospitality, members of the Catholic Workers have also opened a dance school which also acts as a multi-cultural community centre bringing a vibrant mix together in their local community.<br /><br />In short, Richard Collins, your prejudices are deluded and your unfounded bias disgusting. Reading this article gave me the same sense of the ridiculous as reading Roald Dahl's BFG. Both pieces of work, yours and Roald Dahl's, are the same approximate distance from the truth.<br /><br /><br />P.S. For your information, as you seem the type to make incorrect assumptions: I am an atheist and have strong objections to any religious institution. I am not a member of Catholic Workers.Magnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330734004202619291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-16854574783071188262011-02-25T16:14:30.915+00:002011-02-25T16:14:30.915+00:00Henrietta - you have not stated anything that was ...Henrietta - you have not stated anything that was not inherently contained in my post. Plenty of organisations work for the good of the poor, it is just that I expect Catholic ones to have an aura of the faith about them. I do not think that demonstrating against our troops is a decent or even Christian way to carry on. If you are anti war we have a democratic process for you to express your beliefs. However, once the Government commits the country to a war it is the duty of all of us to support the troops and to pray for a rapid peace.<br />Priests are obliged by Canon Law to wear the black and white. Catholic priests do not wear soutanes in public in this country, just a black suit and dog collar.Richard Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826907710570316952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682550116445790117.post-49405088593416019122011-02-25T13:17:57.670+00:002011-02-25T13:17:57.670+00:00Dear Richard, I am part of the Catholic Worker Mov...Dear Richard, I am part of the Catholic Worker Movement in London. From reading your blog I guess you wouldn't think much of me but still your post sounds as if it would like a reply. I'm not sure what you mean by 'work' but members of the London Catholic Worker are engaged in running two houses of hospitality, a cafe, a night shelter and a soup kitchen which all take a of of hard work. To unpack the 'international radical Christian Catholic Worker' bit: the movement is international with houses in America, Mexico, Europe etc. The movement is radical Christian: for this I would direct you to writers such as Ched Myers, Daniel Berrigan, Peter Maurin and Dorothy Day herself as well as their work. Catholic Worker was the name of the newspaper that Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin started in New York in the 1930s. <br /><br />As for me I am Catholic and I am currently in paid employment although who knows what may happen<br /><br />By the way one of us is a priest who doesn't wear special clothes because he is too busy sorting out the plumbing, cycling across London to say mass at different parishes etc. A soutane would really get in the way don't you think?Henrietta_https://www.blogger.com/profile/16025259807787230544noreply@blogger.com