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Mason Street Musings
From the September 2012 issue of The Catholic Radical. [PDF]. Illustration by Sarah Jeglosky, 1987. “You are evil!” S. shouted only an hour after he called us “good people.”In truth, I can’t really...
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Worcester Catholic Worker community celebrates 25 years on Mason Street
Folks from far and wide packed the kitchen and every other nook and cranny downstairs at 52 Mason Street tonight for a mass marking the 25th anniversary of the Saints Francis and Thérèse Catholic...
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Ash Wednesday protest: Repeal Worcester’s anti-panhandling ordinance
On Ash Wednesday, February 13, from 1-2 pm, the Saints Francis & Thérèse Catholic Worker community will sponsor a protest at Lincoln Square in Worcester calling for the repeal of anti-panhandling...
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No arrests in Worcester panhandling civil disobedience
In an act of civil disobedience against Worcester’s new anti-panhandling ordinances, three Worcester residents today begged for money on the median in Lincoln Square, directly across from police...
View Article508 #213: Guns and Walmart
508 is a show about Worcester. This week, Scott Schaeffer-Duffy and Brendan Melican discuss and debate an upcoming anti-gun protest at the local Walmart.Audio: Download the mp3 or see more...
View ArticleCrazy weekend in Worcester
Two items from the weekend.The body of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been at the Graham Putnam & Mahoney funeral home for the past few days. There have been small protests outside...
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Saints Francis & Thérèse Catholic Worker, Worcester, Massachusetts
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Saints Francis & Thérèse Catholic Worker community in Worcester, Massachusetts. After their original house on Castle Street burned in 1987, they spent a...
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Worcester Catholic Worker community celebrates 30 years on Mason Street
Today we’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Saints Francis and Thérèse Catholic Worker community. Folks from far and wide packed the backyard at 52 Mason Street tonight for a mass marking the...
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Scott Schaeffer-Duffy hit by a car while running; “full recovery may take...
Scott Schaeffer-Duffy, “Worcester’s most-traveled, most-jailed, and most notorious political radical since Abbie Hoffman” (Telegram & Gazette), was hit by a car while running Monday evening on...
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