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IAL JUSTICE TEACHINGS
Website of the Blessed Oscar Romero
Catholic Worker Community of Oklahoma City. Grace and peace to all who visit here!WARNING: The study, practice, and spirituality of Catholic social justice teachings may be hazardous to your hard-heartedness, complacency, skepticism, indifference, and hubris. Proceed at your own risk! | Those who shut their ears to the cry of the poor will themselves also call and not be heard. Proverbs 21:13 | You are the God of the lowly, the helper of the oppressed, the supporter of the weak, the protector of the forsaken, the savior of those without hope. Judith 9:11 | The one who says he has done enough has already perished. St. Augustine
WE NEED HELP
delivering food to the urban poor in Oklahoma City who
don't have transportation. We need help bagging the
groceries and we need help doing the deliveries!
Upcoming food delivery dates: November 25, 9
AM, November 26th, 830 AM. All activities at the
Dorothy Day Center, 4909 N State, OKC. Details
and 2016 schedule!
Recent News and Commentary. . .
Sower November 2016, from Strangers and Guest Catholic Worker Farm in Maloy, Iowa.
Hildegard House Catholic Worker Fall 2016 newsletter, Duluth Minnesota
Call to Boycott 2016 National Collection for the Archdiocese for Military Services 10/28/16
Oops! US Catholic Bishops forget to include war in their activities for Respect Life month. Op Ed by Bob Waldrop published at AntiWar.com, the largest and busiest antiwar site in the United States.
10.8.16 From
Leonardo Boff: Ten
possible lessons from the impeachment of
President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil.
Mercy
& Alms for Creation: Lenten thoughts
on how Christians (and others) can do a better job
of caring for our common home. Ash Wednesday 2016,
reposted 8.2.16 in response to Pope Francis' call
for new works of Mercy for Creation.
Summer
Novena of Novenas for Justice, Peace, and Creation.
81 days of intercessory
prayer and action. Commences June 4, the Memorial of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, and ends on August 22nd, the
memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. If you show up after June 4, just dive in
where we are. This is an experience of contemplative
prayer in action. Invite your friends!April 2016 Catholic Worker -- special edition for the Vatican Conference on Nonviolence and Just Peace. Letter to Cardinal Turkson sent with 100 copies for distribution to those attending the conference. No, we have not received a reply to this letter, nor did we really expect one. We have not had a reply from any of the other Vatican cardinals and bishops who also received a copy of this, nor from any of the United States bishops that we also sent this edition to. And yes, we sent one to Pope Francis but there is an army of ecclesiastical bureaucrats between usn's and him, so we doubt our missive got anywhere near his desk. The Vatican is well practiced in managing popes.
We have been attempting to correspond with the Vatican and the US bishops since December 2001 on this issue. We don't really expect a reply, because well, who are we? Long haired radical peacenik Catholic Workers who actually take the Church's teachings on war and peace seriously. Is there anyone more marginal than that in this world of violence and wealth? The rich and powerful are well practiced in the art of marginalizing those who object to their depredations, and it starts with refusing to notice that someone is talking to them, or attempting to talk with them anyway. That's OK, we're also praying for all these bishops. We love them and care for them, which is why we have invested so much in attempting to help them understand how their betrayal of the Gospel of Life is such a scandal.
We need regular financial donations to pay for the food and our delivery expenses. Please make a donation today! Send a check payable to Romero Catholic Worker to 1524 NW 21, OKC 73106, or send a donation via Paypal. Our PayPal address for "send money" is jpeaceokc@yahoo.com.
Okie MISERY Index. Documenting the consequences of the cruel and merciless social darwinist culture of death ideology that rules this state
We ask the
Oklahoma Legislature: How
many babies will they slaughter as
they balance their budget on the backs of the
poor? PDF of a broadsheet sent to the
Governor and all members of the Oklahoma
Legislature, as well as to the media. Warning: this
broadsheet contains graphic pictures of children who
were victims of abortion. 3/9/16, the
Remembrance of St. Frances of Rome.
Hildegard House Summer 2016 newsletter. From Duluth Minnesota.
Justice
Scalia and the Death Penalty, by Rev. Emmanuel
Charles McCarthy
Rise
up Judge of the Earth! A poor
Catholic's critique of US social policy towards the
poor. A 150 page paper written by Bob Waldrop
in 1997, just now excavated and published to the
internet. Alas, the trends I noted and commented in
1997 have all become much worse, often in horrifying
ways. Things have gone from bad to worse. 11.28.15
Beauty
that Overcomes Evil: the
Sesquicentennial Concert celebrating the Carl Brandt
Memorial Pipe Organ at Epiphany Church in Oklahoma
City, Bob Waldrop organist, with the Three Kings
Choir and the Opulent Brass Ensemble. 11.22.15
Roger
LaPorte: An essay by Fr. Charles Emmanuel
McCarthy. 50 years ago today
(11/9/15), Roger LaPorte, a member of the NYC
Catholic Worker community, immolated himself in
front of the United Nations to protest the on-going
carnage of the war on the Vietnamese people.
Pope Francis' Prayers for Creation, arranged as prayer cards for copying and distribution.
Text of our press release on Laudato Si.
Statement of the Blessed Oscar
Romero Catholic Worker House
on the Beatification of Msgr. Romero.
Venite Adoremus (music for the season) 10 piano improvisations on the music of Advent, Nativity, and Epiphany, recorded live on the Yamaha conservatory grand piano at the Catholic Church of the Epiphany in OKC, performed by Bob Waldrop. Proceeds benefit the work of the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House.
Virtual Rosary
Seven
Sermons of Oscar Romero Mar. 2002
March 24 -- the Remembrance of the Martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, Martyr and Confessor of the Faith -- a Litany of Remembrance and Salvation.
Morning
Prayer
for the Martyrdom of Romero -- March
24th is the
anniversary of Romero's martyrdom.
Holy
Week --Readings,
reflections, music and art for each of the days of
Holy week.
The
Ember Days, quarterly
celebrations of prayer and fasting to help us learn
moderation in your use of the goods of the Earth,
repent of sins against Creation, help the poor, work
for justice.
Novena
to Dorothy Day for the healing of a person
addicted to Tobacco.
Appeal
for prayer, devotion, and action for the
canonization of the Servant of God Dorothy Day
PDF of a flyer suitable for reproduction &
distribution. Copy the two pages back to front,
fold in half, to make a flyer.
Novena of Novenas
for Justice, Peace, and the Care of Creation.
81 days of intercessory prayer, reflection, and
orthopraxis ("right action"), commencing June 28,
2014 (the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary)
and ending September 15, 2014 (the Memorial of Our
Lady of Sorrows).
Prayer
to Dorothy Day for the people of Ukraine.
April 20, 2014 (PDF suitable for printing 4 prayer
cards)
Vade
Mecum 2013: A Journey through Lent.
music, art, and inspiration for each day of Lent.
2012 Catholic Worker Advent Calendar
Call to
Ember Days prayer and fasting
Church of the
Epiphany of the Lord, where I am director of Music
+ Prayer for the
115th birthday of the Venerable Servant of God
Dorothy Day of New York. November 8,
2012
In the Name
of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
O God, Who by the life of Dorothy Day of New York
has given us examples of
Charity in the face of war,
Culture that overcomes greed,
Love in response to injustice, and
Compassion when confronted by poverty;
grant that we who reverence her life
may also imitate her example of fidelity to
wisdom, truth, justice, beauty, and solidarity,
through Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Presanctified
Liturgy for Victims of the War in Iraq
to be celebrated by Bishop John Michael Botean, March
19, 2007. Bishop Botean is the only US Catholic bishop
to issue a formal canonical statement that the war on
the people of Iraq was and is an unjust war. High
quality
poster version.
Oklahoma Alliance for Liturgy and the Arts. Information about liturgical music and arts presentations in Oklahoma.
Prayer to Saint Kateri Tekawitha for all people, for God’s natural Creation, and for the future
Novena to St.
Marcellus October 21 through October
30. St. Marcellus is invoked on behalf of
all who resist war and injustice.
Liturgy and War and the U.S. Catholic Bishops
Jesus
Prayer Lord
Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a
sinner.
Print the music
Prayer,
Meditation, Contemplation
-- a collection of links and resources
Novena
to St. John Chrysostom on behalf of the
Catholic Bishops of the United States
Novena of Novenas, 9
consecutive novenas for justice, peace, & care
of Creation,
Angelus
in Time of War
Prayer
to Our Lady of Sorrows for those who will die
today because of war and economic catastrophe.
Prayers
to Saints for justice and peace
Prayers
of Justice & Peace for Various Occasions
Dorothy
Day & Peter Maurin Chaplet
Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows regarding the human and ecological
crisis in the Gulf of Mexico after the BP spill.
The importance of
observing the Ember Days
March 24 -- the Remembrance of the Martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, Martyr and Confessor of the Faith -- a Litany of Remembrance and Salvation.
Morning
Prayer
for the Martyrdom of Romero -- March
24th is the
anniversary of Romero's martyrdom.
Social Justice Reflections on lectionary readings
Reflections
on the Lectionary Readings and
the choice of music for those masses.
Easter
Letter to Oklahoma City (1996)
Easter Letter to New York City 2001
Outline
of Catholic Social Justice Teachings
-- sources, foundation, principles,
documents, and actions
Basic
Booklet on Catholic Social Teachings
Catholic
Social Teachings booklet format suitable
for printing and copying
The Outline and Booklet are in the
public domain and may be freely copied
and distributed and we encourage you to
do so.
Papal
& Episcopal Documents on
justice and peace
Orthodoxy -- correct
belief
Orthopraxis
-- correct
practice
A brief
catechism on Virtue
A look at the theological, cardinal, and
civic virtues.
Demons
of injustice
Scripture
redactions of Scripture for reflection
and lectio divina
Spirituality relating
to social justice, prayer, and music.
Saints of
justice and peace
Reflections
on lectionary readings
What
God says about the poor
Meditations on Justice and
Peace for Holy Week
2012
YEAR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE! Access to
Lenten Reflections on the Sunday and Daily
lectionary readings, for preaching,
contemplation, and action.
OPEN
LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN PAUL RYAN,
concerning Catholic social teachings and the 2012
election
concerning Catholic social teachings and the 2012 election
The
War on Immigrants: Statement by the Oscar
Romero Catholic Worker House on proposed new harsh
immigration laws, AND a discussion of the
theological basis for our statement. Spring 2005
Blessed
Are the Poor + A Holy Day Blessing to the
Poor, to all who accompany them in their journeys,
and to those who stand firm against the powers of
hell and the culture of death. Christmas 2005.
Woe
to the Rich + A Holy Day Warning to all
Politicians, the Selfish Rich, and the Politically
Well-Connected, the text of a card we have
sent to many notorious oppressors of the poor
in Oklahoma. Woe
to the Rich (Immigration version). Christmas
2005
Access to the Occupy! affinity group movement! Learn why you should pray the ROSARY for the justice and peace intention of the Occupy! movement. Find out more about the importance of "occupying" your neighborhood or organization. We are the 99%!
Lenten alms for the Poor and for the Environment February 26,2004
Catholic Church Reform
Novena to St. John Chrysostom on behalf of the Catholic Bishops of the United States
Occupy Archdiocese OKC
Our Response to War 1998 - 2011
An
Appeal to Pope Francis: The Way of
Violence is Death!
September 4, 2013 -- Syrian Appeal, a letter to the Archbishop
of Oklahoma City calling upon him to forbid
participation in the unjust Syrian Escalation.
August 6, 2013 -- Original
Child Bomb, an essay by Thomas Merton
In Memoriam -- Remembering the military and
civilian victims of the unjust wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan
2006
Catholic Worker Call to Peace
issued at the National Catholic Worker Gathering,
October 19-21, Panora, Iowa
US
Bishops guilty of material cooperation with unjust
war
- Catholic Worker commentary on the bishops'
statements of Nov 2006 and Jan 2007.
Response
to November 13, 2006 US Bishops Statement on Iraq
Response
to Stephen Colecchi, November 9, 2006
I received a response to my article Liturgy and War,
from the head of the bishops' Office of Social
Development and World Peace. This is my response to
Mr. Colecchi's letter.
Liturgy
and
War and the U.S. Catholic Bishops
Dear
Catholic Bishops, a letter from Osama
bin Laden - a religious and political satire in 240
words. Postcard
version, a PDF document suitable for printing and
copying so you can mail it to your favorite bishop. Flyer
version, 2 per sheet, a PDF document suitable for
copying and distributing at meetings, demonstrations,
etc. See also More
Letters
from Osama, June 26, 2007
More
errors of Michael Novak , and others
regarding the justice of war with Iraq,
2.20.2003
The
errors of Michael Novak , an answer to
his presentation of February 10th
in Rome, 2.17.2003
Open
Letter
to the US Bishops on the war in Afghanistan
, 12.28.2001
Eleven
concerns about the justice of the Afghan War
, 11.2001
War
is the Health of the State in the Balkans!
Hildegard House Fall 2015 Newsletter
Hildegard House Summer 2015 Newsletter
OKC Catholic Worker Newspaper
Lent 2007 | Summer 2006 | Fall 2005 | Lent 2005 | Fall 2002 | Spring 2000 & Fall 2001
OKC Catholic Worker Justpeace Front Page -- 1998 - 2002Webzines Commentaries
Front Page (social justice)
Strangers and Guests
CWer Newsletter (Maloy, Iowa)
Summer 2016 Sower | February 2016 Sower
Fall Sower 2012 Sower Summer 2012 Sower Spring 2012 Sower Winter 2011-2012
The Sower, Fall 2010 | The Sower, Summer 2010 | The Sower Winter-Spring 2010 |
The Sower,Winter 2010-11 | The Sower, Spring 2011 | Sower Summer 2011
Duluth Minnesota
Hildegard House.
From the Red Dirt Labor Alliance, the Oklahoma Labor Standard online edition
Okie
MISERY Index. Documenting
the consequences of the cruel and merciless social
darwinist culture of death ideology that rules this
state
A
Message to the Working People of Oklahoma
from their Republican representatives in the U.S.
Congress. Bonus! A message from God to the
Oklahoma Congressional Delegation! HTML
Version -- suitable for posting to
Facebook and in the comment sections of online
articles. Poster
version: 11" x 17"
A message to the Working People of Oklahoma from Governor Fallin and the Republican Caucus of the Oklahoma Legislature. Bonus! A message from God to Oklahoma State Government. HTML version -- suitable for posting to Facebook and in the comment sections of online articles.
+ A prayer
against the I 40 highway project in Oklahoma City
, in defense of 2 poor neighborhoods attacked by the
rich and the powerful + May 13, 2002
Open
Letter to the Religious Communities of Oklahoma City
, regarding the coming destruction of the Walnut Grove
and Riverside neighborhoods, Pentecost 2002
Against
the Ecocide in Canada and the Keystone
Pipeline Project: Ten tragedies, a call
to action, and an appeal to people of
faith. The
Solemnity of the Ascension, 2013
Please pray this novena starting May 5, 2013, and ending May 13th,
for the intentions of the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance organization.
+ Prayer
to Saint Kateri Tekawitha
–
for all people, for God’s natural Creation, and for
the future
iPermie!
How to permaculture your urban lifestyle, by Bob
Waldrop. 1,025 letter sized pages, 14 sections,
248 chapters, 399,000 words. Read more at http://www.ipermie.net.
Energy
Conservation
Permaculture
Worker Cooperatives
Getting
the Right Eats
Compendium of Useful Information -- From the Peter Maurin Agronomic
University Extension Department,
access to 2 gigabytes of information to help us
survive the collapse of the American Empire.
Bobaganda!
- Bob Waldrop
rants "with hair on fire" about politics,
economics, food, permaculture, sustainability,
peak oil, climate instability, cooperatives,
local foods, and etc.
Permaculture and
Distributism, John Medaille and Bob
Waldrop presentation, April 12, 2012 Ft. Worth,
Texas, click link for details.
Lenten alms for the Poor and for the Environment February 26,2004
Our Response to War 1998 - to date.
How to Start a CWer House
Evangelical Poverty & the Healing of Nations
A Little Way of Justice & Peace
A Civilization of life and love
Contact by mail, email, or telephone.
https://twitter.com/#!/okccathworker
Catholic Justice & Peace Announcements an announcement only (no discussion) listserv with social justice/Catholic Worker news.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cathworker/ Catholic Worker discussion
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RunningOnEmpty2/ Peak Oil discussion (7500+ members, conversation began 2001)
Blogs & Miscellaneous Commentaries
On Pilgrimage in OKC 2003-2008 blog
Front Page archive -- the predecessor of my blog, Lent 1998 - Easter 2001
Distributism
Practical
Distributism
116
Just Actions
Compassionate
Conservatives
On
buying a pig and ten chickens an essay
on the practical application of Catholic social
teachings, for the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of
Jesus Christ, June 2, 2002
Obituary
of my father, Max Waldrop
Pathways to Justice and Peace. . . a labyrinth of discovery. . .
N.B.: As you have no doubt noticed. . . the Justpeace website is not well organized. There are actually hundreds of pages here. I published the first page of this website to the Internet in 1997, and it has grown since then, one page at a time, without any overall plan or organizing scheme. I know it would be nice to have an up to date site index, and it is on the list of things to do, but that is a Very Long List, and it has yet to make it anywhere close to the top 100. Generally, the links on this page from here on are chronological, with the most recent just below this "Nota Bene", and going further back towards 1997 from there down. The Site Index has links to the pages here as of 2001. Pages since then are generally linked on this page or on pages linked to this page.
2004 Forest Garden Blog , chronicling our gardening adventures on the corner of McKinley Street and NW 21st in Oklahoma City
Email Bob Waldrop: robert@justpeace.org
Better Times Almanac of Useful Information, 5th edition, Internet Edition
The Better Times Almanac is useful for anyone who wishes to live more frugally, simply, and sustainably. We consider the proper care and stewardship of Creation to be part of the social justice ministry of the Church, and this publication can help people to do this. Pope John Paul II was a Catholic environmentalist, and we follow his teaching in encouraging simple and frugal living. The fifth edition was a 32 page tabloid newspaper size publication, which is now out of print, but it lives on at http://www.bettertimesinfo.org/2004index.htm . Donation checks should be made payable to the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House. Donations of $15 or more will receive a copy of the CD, Venite Adoremus, improvisational piano meditations on Advent, Nativity, and Epiphany melodies, recorded live at Epiphany Church by Robert Waldrop.
Please keep praying against the Oklahoma City I-40 relocation project! + A prayer against the I 40 highway project in Oklahoma City
Open
letter to the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce , Feb
21, 2004
2003
Advent Letter , December 4, 2003 +
Letter to Archbishop Martino regarding genetically modified organisms November 12,2003 |
Oklahoma
Food Cooperative ,
Ember
Days , a devotion reminding us of the importance
of moderation in the use of material goods, September
10, 2002 +
What is the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House? September 3, 2002 +
Governor
Frank Keating and the U.S. Catholic Bishops ,
August 31, 2002 +
All
the Front Page links , archives all 1083
annotated links posted in the Justpeace Front Page
social justice webzine, 1998 to 2002, June 13, 2002 +
Front Page Commentaries , archives the miscellaneous comments and introductory notes for the Front Page webzine, 1998 to 2002, June 13, 2002 +
Venite Adoremus , 10 improvisational piano meditations on the music of Christmas, recorded live by Robert Waldrop at Epiphany Church, proceeds benefit OKC Catholic Worker Ministries,Scroll to the bottom of the page to search the Justpeace websites!
Welcome Benedict XVI! John Paul the Great, Ora Pro Nobis!
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Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Robert Waldrop, Justpeace webservant, also moderates these listservs . Click the links for more info or to subscribe:
Catholic Justice and Peace Announcements +++ announcement only email listserv chronicling journeys of justice and peace through these days of turmoil for the American Empire. traffic is typically less than 5 posts/week, often less, depends on how busy I am, this is "Bob's Blog". . ..)
Runningonempty2 - not a Catholic or a religious discussion, but a long-running conversation on energy issues and peak oil, moderated by Bob Waldrop, established 2001, 7,000 members, 65,000 messages in the archives.Catholic Worker , ongoing conversation about the Catholic Worker movement.
Oklahoma Food Cooperative , local food cooperative discussion
Magnificat anima mea Dominum!
God has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart, God has thrown down the rulers from their thrones, but lifted up the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty. Mary, Queen of Justice, Pray for Us!
This site opened December 22, 1997, the Memorial of St. Anastasia of Sirmium. On that day, in Acteal, Chiapas, Mexico, 49 Mayan people praying in a church -- 21 women, 19 children (4 were within the wombs of their mothers), and 9 men -- were murdered by paramilitary forces who had been organized and trained by the Mexican Army, with the apparent consent of national polices force nearby who refused to intervene to protect the people and stop the murders. See The Acteal Massacre for more information.
Holy Martyrs of Acteal, pray for us.
All pages at Access to Catholic Social Justice Teaching at Justpeace.org (c) 1997 -- 2016 by Robert Waldrop, unless otherwise noted in the text. Permission is given to reprint anything at this website that was written by Robert Waldrop in any electronic or hardcopy format that is distributed for free. This site created and maintained by Robert Waldrop . Published electronically to the web by the Archbishop Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House, 1524 NW 21st Street, Oklahoma City, 73106. Superna sequor!
Cruel Realities.Three billion people live on less than $2.00 a day. One billion 300 million people live on less than $1.00 a day. The number of people living on less than $1/day increased by 30% during the past 10 years.
Among the poor of this world, infant mortality is rising, daily caloric intake is decreasing, deadly epidemics are raging, & life expectancy is declining, with several countries approaching negative population growth due to rapidly rising mortality rates. Such are the consequences of the Globalization of Greed and Economic Tyranny.
Statistics courtesy of the World Bank.
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