Simone Campbell
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Sister Simone Campbell is a dedicated activist known for her work in social justice and community organizing. This interview reveals her commitment to fighting for a vision of justice and her ability to inspire others to join her in that fight.
“And so the story began, yes. But it was so exciting to learn that it's not just economic poverty that creates poverty. My teen group were in as much of a ghetto as the folks in East LA. And so I'd piled the teens in the car. We'd go off in small grooves. We'd drive around town. They'd never been outside of Beverly Hills. We drove.”
“Right. That's true. And we're so grateful to have you. So you're. Mary. Oh, yes. That's true. Look enthused. No, I wasn't. But your chosen name when you took your vows and joined the Sisters of Social Work. About that in a second The name Simone Y. Right. Well, I chose Simone for Simon Peter because I'm sort of like Simon Peter.”
“I know, I know, I know. You're not the lawyer for the diocese. But how can that be the initial response? Is fear about how we're going to deal with our money? Opposed to the pastoral response of care? What happened to these people? And quite frankly, how flawed, fine.”
“But confession is always good for the soul. So I come from an immigrant stock, but my parents left Denver to go to Southern California because my dad wanted to work with airplanes. And he ended up doing the Curtis Wright School of Engineering, which wasn't a degree program as such.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 574— Sister Simone Campbell
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