Fridays of Advent 2007
wevigilo December 2nd, 2007
For 33 years I have been living and working with teens in trouble at the Redwood City Catholic Worker House in Calif. As we feed, clothe, shelter and educate the poor in the name of Christ we ask, “Why are there so many so poor in the richest country in the world?” The answer to our question is that the priorities of our society are wrong. There is plenty of money for war and not enough money for education, housing, clean air, addiction etc. Our weapons are wrecking the environment (even if they are not used) by contaminating our land, sea and air. They are also stealing from the poor by using up our talented scientist and precious resources. If our weapons of mass destruction are ever used again (as in Hiroshima & Nagasaki) then we will be creating everything I’ve dedicated my life to alleviate. These weapons will cause poverty, homelessness, orphans, hunger and death on an unimaginable scale. I vigil at Lockheed not only because Lockheed Martin is the largest military contractor in the world; but also because Lockheed Martin develops and manufactures nuclear missiles for the Trident Submarines — a first strike nuclear option. We can act against these missiles after they are launched or we can protest their existence NOW. I CHOOSE TO ACT NOW. Larry Purcell