Catholic Worker

The mission of the Orange County Catholic Worker is to:

• be a community seeking God by living with the poor.
• share dignity through home-cooked meals, friendship, and the offering of shelter and other basic services.
• resist the dominant culture of violence and addicction through adherence to Christ’s law of non-violence, service and contemplation.
• embrace the Gospel values of simple living and trust in God’s providence.
• encounter God through prayer, liturgy, service and contemplation.

Aware of our individual and societal illnesses, and through the gift of our faith in a healing God, we are encouraged to face pain, speak truth, and celebrate resurrection.

The Catholic Worker movement began in 1933 during the Great Depression when Dorothy Day, guided by French philosopher Perer Maurin, began addressing social problems by practicing the works of mercy (described in Matthew 25) in Houses of Hospitality and Farming Co-ops. Over one hundred such houses now exist all over the world.

Isaiah House of the Orange County Catholic Worker has served poor people with dignity since 1987. Located in Santa Ana’s eastside barrio on Cypress Street, this house of hospitality is open to people in need. Respectful personal attention is at the heart of our service.

Isaiah House offers formal meals six days a week, shelter for homeless men and women, bags of food and clothing, showers, emergency assistance, a relaxing backyard, and always a friendly ear and kind words of support.

For more information, contact us.

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614 N. Bush Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701  ·   P: (714) 543-9389  ·   E: office@messiah-santaana.org  ·   Ask the Clergy