Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of St. Francis Catholic Worker House in Uptown Chicago, October 4-6, 2024

CATHOLIC WORKER NATIONAL GATHERING 2024

St. Francis Catholic Worker, Chicago

Saint Francis House is a home of hospitality in the tradition of the Catholic Worker, located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.

Since 1974 our community has provided hospitality for single adults experiencing homelessness and house precarity.

4652 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 (Just east of the ‘Wilson’ Red Line stop) House open every Monday (5-9pm, with dinner served at 7pm) and Saturday (11am-4pm, with food served at 12m)

The One and Only Donald James “Jimmy” Dolato,
09/08/1928 to 10/13/2010

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Our next roundtable is this Thursday 10/17! St. Fr

Our next roundtable is this Thursday 10/17! St. Francis House is hosting a poetry night/reading amoeba. Please bring a poem (or song or written passage of any kind) to share. Refreshments at 6:30pm and conversation will start at 7pm—see you then!

Our next roundtable is this Thursday 9/19! Join th

Our next roundtable is this Thursday 9/19! Join the St. Francis House Workers for their report back from the 49th Annual Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering in Sugar Creek, Iowa. Refreshments at 6:30pm and conversation will start at 7pm—see you then!

Our next roundtable is this Thursday 8/22! Lydia W

Our next roundtable is this Thursday 8/22! Lydia Wong, host of the Coffee with Catholic Workers podcast, will lead a discussion on staying relevant with shifting forms of digital media. Refreshments at 6:30pm and conversation will start at 7pm—see you then!

Registration is now open for the Catholic Worker N

Registration is now open for the Catholic Worker National Gathering in Chicago, October 4-6 2024, marking the 50th Anniversary of St. Francis House! For more information, check the House website (see link in bio).

Our next roundtable is Thursday 7/18! Join us as w

Our next roundtable is Thursday 7/18! Join us as we discuss Henry David Thoreau, civil disobedience, and the Catholic Worker. Refreshments at 6pm and conversation will start at 7pm—see you then!

Our next roundtable is Thursday 6/20! Join us as L

Our next roundtable is Thursday 6/20! Join us as Lincoln Rice from @casamariacatholicworker in Milwaukee will be hosting a discussion on Contemplative Justice—how contemplative prayer can be a powerful tool for growing in our commitment to social justice and confronting our biases. Doors open at 6pm and conversation will start at 7pm—see you then!

The St. Francis community grew in the best way pos

The St. Francis community grew in the best way possible when Sam & Elizabeth welcomed Francis Rocco into the world last Monday.

Sentimental bunch that we are, it reminded us of the first time the community expanded like that—way back in 2007 when then-Workers Ross & Andrea brought their own bundle of joy home.

“Christ remains crucified in the poor and homele

“Christ remains crucified in the poor and homeless of Skid Row, as well as the poor and homeless throughout the world…In this vein, I invite you to practice resurrection through resistance.”

Last night, De Paul University honored Jeff Dietrich and the @lacatholicworker with the Berrigan-McAllister Award for their resistance, work, and witness. The St. Francis Community was very glad to be part of the celebration.

Friend of St. Francis House Mark Lindeblad will be

Friend of St. Francis House Mark Lindeblad will be performing a piano recital at St. Gregory the Great church (5545 N. Paulina St.) on Sunday the 19th at 3pm. The concert is free, but proceeds from a freewill offering and CD sale will go to St. Francis House. Hope to see you there!

“We know God through the breaking of bread and w

“We know God through the breaking of bread and we know each other through the breaking of bread and we are not alone anymore.”—Dorothy Day

Happy Monday from St Francis Catholic Worker House ✨

For a more detailed report about the Midwest Faith

For a more detailed report about the Midwest Faith and Resistance Retreat in Kansas City this past weekend, join us at our roundtable on Thursday April 18. Doors open at 6pm with snacks and refreshments and the discussion will start at 7pm.

These are the days of miracle and wonder ✨ happy

These are the days of miracle and wonder ✨ happy Easter from St Francis House!

Isabel Perón’s Argentinian government was overt

Isabel Perón’s Argentinian government was overthrown by a US-backed coup on this day in 1976, ushering in a bloody dictatorship under which 30,000 people were killed and disappeared.

And that was how the cookie crumbled 🥳🍪 big

And that was how the cookie crumbled 🥳🍪 big thanks to everyone who came to the Cookie Exchange!

Hey friends—just a reminder that we’re exchang

Hey friends—just a reminder that we’re exchanging cookies 🍪 at St Francis House this Saturday from 3p to 6p (but you can definitely come earlier and stay later!)

And just so you know, we have a pretty loose definition of cookie 🧁🥧🥮 so come hang out and enjoy some sweets!

We’re lucky folks here, whether it’s (the day

We’re lucky folks here, whether it’s (the day after) St Patrick’s Day or not. And how lucky indeed to have Brother Patrick help prepare dinner, to have a new set of decorations from Shada’e, and to share with our friends 🍀

@pcampion1 , thanks so much for leading this impor

@pcampion1 , thanks so much for leading this important roundtable about climate change. It was a wide-ranging discussion, but that’s only appropriate for such a wide-ranging topic. If you want to get involved, this Saturday is the last day of canvassing for @kinacollinsil

Check out @sunrisemvmtchi for more info 🌅

We were so thrilled to receive a surprise visitor

We were so thrilled to receive a surprise visitor this past Friday—Fr. David Buer, OFM, a close friend of the house all the way from the beginning. David is the one who saved the handwritten Easy Essays of Peter Maurin’s we now have on our wall. We hope to see you again soon, David!

Don’t forget about our next roundtable on 3/14– @pcampion1 from @emmaushousechi will be hosting a conversation on climate change and organizing for the @sunrisemvmt . The discussion begins at 7pm—hope to see you then!

Kinda felt like summer these past few days, so we

Kinda felt like summer these past few days, so we celebrated accordingly 🥳 thank you Justin for manning the grill and Annie, Sam, and Patty for cooking the rest, and thanks Father Erwin for mass this evening!

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