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Blessed are the Peacemakers
This obituary for Brian Quail was first published in the Glasgow Catholic Worker in February of 2026, reprinted in the London Catholic Worker - Easter 2026 by permission of the author. Photo by Jamie Simpson He ca me to mind the way the desert prophets do—a little wind-burned, a little out of step with the world, and wholly unwilling to soften the truth. John the Baptist, with his wild honey and locusts, his rough coat and rougher message, never tried to belong to polite so
Ross Ahfeld
Apr 13
The Pope of Mercy and Nonviolence
It has been an eventful twelve years. I was in the office here at Giuseppe Conlon House, getting ready to move out after seven years as a full time Catholic Worker, making plans to start a Passionist house of hospitality in Birmingham, when I heard we had a new Pope. I heard he had chosen the name Francis, and had asked everyone to pray for him, a sinner. I didn’t want to hope because as football fans say, it’s the hope that kills you. After Francis’ first Papal Exhortation w
Martin Newell
Apr 22, 2025