St. Francis House of Hospitality

st. francis house is a house of hospitality in the tradition of the catholic worker movement. the movement was begun in 1933 by dorothy day and peter maurin. it is based on communal living with people struggling with poverty and homelessness, as well as nonviolent resistance to war, injustice and materialism. there are 150-200 catholic worker houses in the us and other countries, but there are no organizational ties to the roman catholic hierarchy and catholic worker houses are not dependent on it for support. each cw house is run solely by the people who work there, most of whom live in community at the house itself. in most cases (such as at st. francis house), community members need not be catholic. st. francis house is located in uptown, chicago, and our community practices the work of hospitality by taking in single adults who need a place to stay. decisions are made by a group of people called workers who share the responsibilities of managing the house and are committed t