[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E673]
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    IN HONOR OF DR. AND MRS. THOMAS AND KAREN LOOME'S WORK WITH THE 
                 CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT OF STILLWATER

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 22, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. and Mrs. 
Thomas and Karen Loome of Stillwater, Minnesota for their steadfast and 
selfless sacrifices in honoring the God-given dignity of every human 
person. Through their work with the Catholic Worker Movement, Dr. and 
Mrs. Loome are symbols of Christ's love and devotion for all of God's 
children.
  Founded in 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, the Catholic Worker 
Movement is rooted in a firm commitment to nonviolence, voluntary 
poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the downtrodden. In seeing 
Christ's face in all human beings, Catholic Worker communities value 
lives above all else by serving Christ through works of mercy.
  Working as a Catholic theologian and antiquarian bookseller, Dr. 
Loome is co-founder of the Stillwater Catholic Worker Community, with 
three ``houses of hospitality'' for women and children. Along with his 
wife, Karen, who works as a nurse manager of Stillwater's crisis 
pregnancy center, the Loomes' faith in Christ is exemplified best 
through their righteous service and countless good deeds.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. and Mrs. Thomas and 
Karen Loome's unwavering faith in service of Christ and constant 
commitment to their fellow man. To quote Charles Dickens, ``Ours is the 
old firm, going about business with the old way.'' The Catholic Worker 
Movement is a steady hand in a society swept up in selfishness, and Dr. 
and Mrs. Loome provide great inspiration to us all by asking for 
nothing in return.




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