This semester at the GCW, we’re going to look at a series of readings based on the Church’s liturgical calendar–namely the readings which will be used in many churches on the Sundays following our Tuesday scripture study. This is a departure for us, and for me. We typically study a book or a lengthy section [...]
Archive for January, 2009
SCRIPTURE STUDY: Approaching the Story seriously as a story
Posted in SCRIPTURE STUDY, tagged introduction to scripture, narrative criticism, reading scripture closely, scripture as story, the power of story on January 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
HOUSE NEWS: The revolution begins with the Word
Posted in HOUSE NEWS, tagged Dorothy's Cafe, for-profit prisons, Gainesville Catholic Worker, immigration, immigration detention industry, Leah Sarat, scripture as revolution on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear friends,
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SCRIPTURE STUDY STARTS TUESDAY – NEW TIME! We’re experimenting a little with scripture study this semester, deciding to do it during the day instead of our usual evening study. We’ve found that our evenings have traditionally been a little overloaded, and we’re trying to balance our [...]
HOUSE NEWS: Cancer survivor Ben Brew on addiction and recovery
Posted in HOUSE NEWS, tagged addiction, Ben Brew, cancer, cancer survivor, Gainesville Catholic Worker, homeless people living in cars, leukemia, recovery on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dear friends,
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ROUNDTABLE – BEN BREW ON ADDICTION AND RECOVERY: We’re really excited about this week’s Roundtable. Many of you have met or heard about Kelli’s son Ben’s fight with leukemia over the past several years. Ben was diagnosed in September 2005, underwent two-plus years of chemotherapy, etc, [...]
OPINION: When your car becomes your home
Posted in OPINION, tagged economic refugees, Gainesville Catholic Worker, homelessness, living out of a car, where can homeless people go on January 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Earlier this week, I walked out the front door of Jubilee House to find a police car’s lights flashing. The police officer was looking at a truck that is often parked in one of the parallel spots on our street. It belongs to a homeless friend, who more or less lives out of the truck, and [...]









