Companions on the Journey

Guadalupe (CA) Catholic Worker Dennis Apel and Fr. Steve Kelly, S.J. were arrested outside
the main gate of Vandenberg AFB on August 9, commemorating the 63 anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki (Photos attached). At our annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki day commemoration vigil, Dennis and Fr.
Steve were arrested for violation of their “Ban and Bar” letter that they […]

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Reflection on Jeremiah’s Complaint - Part One (Jer. 20: 7-18)
God, you’re pretty clever. You led me on a path I didn’t expect - or
even wanted. I feel duped. You overpowered me and now I’m stuck.
I’m ridiculed all day long. Everyone mocks me: “What are you trying
to prove anyway? You’re […]

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Blackwater 7 Second Trial
January 24, 2008
Beth Brockman of Durham, N.C.; Mark Colville of New Haven, Conn.; Peter DeMott of Ithaca, N.Y.; Mary Grace of Madison County, Va.; Laura Marks of Ayden, N.C.; and Bill Streit of Louisa County, Va. were sentenced today by  Judge Russell Duke for their protest at Blackwater in North Carolina.  Judge Duke sentenced the […]

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It was the fall of 1976 as I recall it that we had our first gathering of the ALC - a bow and response and compliment (as well as complement) to the Pacific Life Community and the awesome work that folks were doing there in resistance. We have 31 years under our belt with many […]

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Southern Life Community Gathering
Blackwater USA Protest
October 19-21, 2007
The Southern Life Community will be gathering in Virginia Beach the weekend of October 19-21.
The Southern Life Community is a gathering of faith-based war resisters in the southeast, organized by Virginia and North Carolina Catholic Worker communities.

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Amos and Vinnie, the new Jonah House donkey.

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