Women for Women A Success!

This past Saturday, September 27, Maria Krzeski and her family graciously opened their home and their hearts to 70+ women supporters of Lydia’s House.  At the second annual Women for Women event, all those gathered spent time celebrating the work of Lydia’s House, praying for its future, and contributing in small and large ways to this shared work of hospitality. Sister Rose Ann Fleming offered a beautiful opening prayer, drawing upon the inspiration of St. Lydia and her simple but profound hospitality that she extended to Paul and Silas after her baptism into Christianity. The Muse Cincinnati Women’s Choir added

Inspiration for the Day

Each morning for the past month, I (Elizabeth) get up, make some coffee, and read The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day before I start the rest of my day.  Dorothy Day co-founded the Catholic Worker movement, and so we draw inspiration from her, even 40+ years after her death.  This quote from Day seems to capture well the work we try to do daily here at Lydia’s House: What we would like to do is change the world–make it a little simpler for people to feed, clothe, and shelter themselves as God intended them to do. And,

A Final Word from Our Summer Intern

This post was written by our summer intern Taffany Duggins.  We are grateful for the ways she made our community better, and we look forward to seeing the new ways she will find to bless Lydia’s House with her many gifts. What is community?  Community is often defined as a group of people living together in the same place or having particular characteristics in common.  Community can also mean a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.  Lydia’s House is a combination of both of these.  We live together in the same

What is the Catholic Worker Movement?

Lydia’s House was founded in the Catholic Worker tradition and draws continued inspiration from the co-founders of that movement, Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, as well as other Catholic Worker communities around the country.  For example, Meridith and Mary Ellen first were drawn to this work of hospitality at the Open Door Catholic Worker in Atlanta, Georgia.  Today, the movement is diverse, wide-reaching, and varied in the implementation of its vision.  To learn more, take the quiz below – answers are forthcoming!   Catholic Worker Quiz 1. What’s the guiding scripture for Catholic Workers a) John 3.16 b) Revelation, all