"Charity can't make up for what is lacking in justice."

Some of the Organizations Fr. Mottet Helped Start

Quad Cities Interfaith

When Fr. Mottet came...

Quad Cities Interfaith

When Fr. Mottet came...

When Fr. Mottet came back to Davenport in 1985, he found some Protestant ministers who were already meeting because...

Project Renewal

Fr. Mottet called Sr....

Project Renewal

Fr. Mottet called Sr....

Fr. Mottet called Sr. Concetta "an excellent social worker." Multi-problem families drove him nuts, but Sr. Concetta...

CASI Center for Active Seniors

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CASI Center for Active Seniors

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Sr. Concetta started Senior Iowans, which later became the...

Catholic Worker House

When Fr. Mottet...

Catholic Worker House

When Fr. Mottet...

When Fr. Mottet launched the first Catholic Worker house beside the railroad track in Davenport, it filled up in...

Some of the famous activists Fr. Mottet brought to the Quad Cities

"Everything important I have achieved came from relationships."

Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day is sometimes considered the most important American Catholic. During...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Through his friend Matt Ahmann, Fr. Mottet got Martin Luther...

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Mother Teresa

When Mother Teresa came for the Pacem in Terris award in...

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