His parish was the poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin spent 40 years ministering to Detroit’s homeless

“Living with people who have lots of problems helped me see my own dark side,” said the Rev. Tom Lumpkin, who spent 40 years serving Detroit’s homeless. Read the article from Religion News Service.

“My claim to fame is that I’m the only diocesan priest in the world who has as his diocesan assignment the Catholic Worker Movement,” said Lumpkin, who was assigned to a Catholic Worker house by his bishop.