Daily Gems & other musings — local

We recently announced our outreach in our Berkeley community here on the blog, and this week we're sharing more about Dorothy's Closet, the thrift shop we'll be helping to open to support a special program here in our hometown. Opening this spring, Dorothy's Closet has been developed in partnership with Rebuilding Together East Bay North and will be a store that provides workforce development, social services and shopping for those in need. With our own experience in opening our flagship location in Downtown Berkeley, viv&ingrid was asked to help open Dorothy's Closet, which will accept donations and provide a shopping...

“The church has an obligation to feed the poor, and we cannot spend all our money on buildings [in speaking of Cathedral in SF] . However, there are many kinds of hunger. There is a hunger for bread, and we must give people food. But there is also a hunger for beauty – and there are very few beautiful places that the poor can get into... a few places where the poor can go and sit down and be with God in beauty.”  - Dorothy Day As we move into the new year, we'll be sharing with you our latest...