February 17, 2026

Tom Webb

About Tom Webb

Tom Webb was born and raised in Santa Rosa, CA. Since 1980 I have pursued graduate studies at the University of San Francisco (Theology, 1982), Duquesne University (Formative Spirituality 1994) and Catholic Theological Union (Pastoral Studies 2003). I have spent nearly 20 years living and working in the San Francisco Bay area as a Catholic high school teacher, lay pastoral associate and non-profit administrator. Additionally I have been involved in faith-based justice and peace and reconciliation efforts, including serving on the national council of Pax Christi USA. After spending nearly 13 years outside the Bay Area, I have now returned and serve on the staff of the Oakland Catholic Worker.

East Oakland Barbershop a School for Life

September 20, 2016 Tom Webb

When you listen to Tyrone Burns, 46, owner of “Pull-up Your Pants Barbershop” on 82nd Avenue and Hillside in East Oakland, you hear the voices of a teacher, counselor, coach, social worker, surrogate parent,

Barber offers vision and advice to young men

September 15, 2016 Tom Webb

When you listen to Tyrone Burns, 46, owner of “Pull Up Your Pants Barbershop” on 82nd and Hillside avenues in East Oakland, you hear the voices of a teacher, counselor, coach, social worker, surrogate

Oakland Voices Class Members Find their Muse

April 28, 2016 Tom Webb

If you ask a journalist why he or she chooses to engage in this craft, you’re bound to find 101 reasons. But the newest community journalists trained by the Oakland Voices program were nearly univocal

Young people reveal gaps in foster care system

March 2, 2016 Tom Webb

Eighteen- year -olds can vote, enter into legal contracts, serve in the military or be tried as adults. Yet 18-year- olds, with very few exceptions, are entering into the treacherous transitional period between adolescence and

When the Holidays Aren’t So Merry

December 23, 2015 Tom Webb

As Americans, we typically associate the holiday season as a time of merriment and generosity. Shopping for gifts for loved ones and friends, holiday parties, music and dance festivals, religious gatherings and donations of time

Migrants All

December 9, 2015 Tom Webb

With the furor over the tragic murders in San Bernardino and Paris by self-proclaimed Islamic State sympathizers still sending shock waves across the United States and western nations, the approach of an international day of

Oakland Guatemalans optimistic and skeptical about elections

September 17, 2015 Tom Webb

In a country that has experienced generations of profound government misconduct – ranging from outright theft of public funds to insidious forms of torture and violence against its own people – one might expect the

When Red Bleeds Orange

June 2, 2015 Tom Webb

Ask Lorrain Taylor, founder of 1000 Mothers to Prevent Violence, or Rev.Damita Davis-Howard of Ceasefire Oakland about gun violence. Both Oakland women have lost children, family members and friends to the local and national

What if They Held a Dinner and Everyone was Able to Eat

May 20, 2015 Tom Webb

“What if they held a dinner and everyone was able to eat?” This is the question 385 anti-hunger advocates posed to their state assembly representatives last week in Sacramento. Busloads of multicultural citizen activists

When a Pathway Through Hell Leads to New Hope

May 7, 2015 Tom Webb

Perhaps a parent’s worst nightmare is to outlive her own children. But can someone imagine the horror of learning that two of your children have been gunned down in a senseless murder on the streets?

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