Finally...

Our website has been up for awhile and I set up this blog about a year ago as a journal of sorts to keep you updated on the goings on of the Coastside Catholic Worker. I just never made the time to keep it updated. Well...here we go!

Welcome to COAST-ing!

The word conjures images of doing something effortlessly. This concept is such an antithesis of what we are all about. Some people coast through life...no struggle, no problems. This has seldom been the case for me or for us as a couple or for the people we serve. Poor people don't coast. Immigrants in this environment of anti-immigrant sentiment don't coast.

Because we live here on the coast of San Mateo County in California, just south of San Francisco, just a few houses from the ocean, coasting has come to take on a new meaning. For us, coasting is to live, breathe, laugh, cry, celebrate and struggle in Half Moon Bay where our house is located and in the small communities that make up this region. Coasting is to mesh our lives with those of the people we serve...those who are marginalized...and those who join with us in our efforts to make our little corner of the world just a little bit better, from Montara north to Pescadero south.

A lot is going on in the day-to-day existance of Magdalene House, our Catholic Worker ministry and our new project, CASA de Esperanza. This is the place to keep updated and aware. Welcome to our lives!