100 Suggestions for Being a Catholic Worker

Okay, so I won't list all 100, but these are from a flyer on the refrigerator at Bethany House. Life instructions, as many have learned from living with our downtrodden brothers and sisters:

-take the sermon on the mount very seriously.
-don't take yourself too seriously.
-convene the kingdom of god over soup.
-compel them to come in.
-ask how far the line goes back.
-reside in the margins.
-draw a line. stand on it. get arrested.
-persevere in non-sequitur conversation.
-bless those who curse you, including guests.
-honor conscience, in yourself and others.
-be skeptical of forms, bureaucracies, institutions, and people who put you on hold.
-refuse to be called a saint.
-rage against patriarchy
-find love a harsh and dreadful thing.
-find love.
-be civil when answering the phone at 3 am
(you may swear if it rings again immediately)
-discern the times. take time. give time. do time. add thyme.
-build a new society in the shell of the old.
-try and figure out who is pilfering the toilet paper.
-study the faces of folk down and out.
-curse the filthy, rotten system.
-marvel at the survival skills of your guests.
-weep quietly in your room when necessary.
-stay in touch.
-sweat
-beg
-practice non-violence.
-argue economics over coffee.
-argue over economics and coffee.
-scrub soup pots as an exercise in contemplation.
-visit prisoners. be one.

-celebrate the incarnation.