ByDorothy Day
Summary: Elaborates on the vision of voluntary poverty and what it implies for the kind of work we do, what we eat and drink, how we entertain ourselves. Recommends decentralized living and numerous books. Says “We need saints. God, give us saints.” (The Catholic Worker, December 1944, 1, 7. DDLW #223).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: In the guise of sending news to those serving in the military or in prison she writes a chatty column “of gossip”. Describes life at Maryfarm and her trip through the Midwest. Lauds manual labor and self-sufficiency. (The Catholic Worker, November 1944, 1, 2. DDLW #406).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An appeal for money from readers which represents bread, warmth, and shelter. Says that the poor not only need natural help but the spiritual nourishment afforded by retreats and days of recollection. The Catholic Worker, October 1944, 2. DDLW #404.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: A detailed description of Mott Street’s environs and the people who lived there as a backdrop to writing about Peter Maurin–“a genius, a saint, an agitator, a lecturer, a poor man and a shabby tramp; all in one.” Reviews his early life, much of the story told in Peter’s own words. (The Catholic Worker, October 1944, 3, 6. DDLW #405).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: A “fictional” account of priests and workers, those who find the way and those who are led astray, all figure in this story of “all of us. . .myself and you.” There is Father Joy who dislikes mortification and detachment. Father Cross speaks of the daily cross and the text “He who says he has done enough has already perished.” We meet Minimus the drunk, Fabiola, a woman who enjoys find things, and Lefty who gives up everything for Christ. (The Catholic Worker, July August 1944, 1, 8. DDLW #403).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Reflects on the enduring struggle to understand suffering love, penance, the joy and pain of our bodies, the beauty of a woman’s body, and the example of the saints. Mentions numerous books she loves and some she doesn’t care for. (The Catholic Worker, June 1944, 1, 2. DDLW #401).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Eulogizes Msgr. Barry O’Toole, a friend of the Worker since its origins. Remembers him as a talkative teacher, founder of a house of hospitality in Pittsburgh, and defender of the right to be a pacifist and conscientious objector. (The Catholic Worker, June 1944, 6, 7. DDLW #402).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Delights in the wedding of her daughter Tamar to David Hennessy at the Easton farm. Notes the sad loss of goats to wild dogs but reaffirms the worth of life on the land. (The Catholic Worker, May 1944, 1, 2. DDLW #400).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Her theme is food in the scriptures, fasting, unnecessary desires, factory food against the backdrop of the Lenten observance of fasting as a way to freedom. (The Catholic Worker, March 1944, 1,2. DDLW #399).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Describes the monastery of Monte Cassino, the birthplace of the rule of St. Benedict, and its occupation by the German army. Quoting John Cardinal Newman, reflects on how often the patient work of monasteries is often undone by invaders. Notes the monastic spirit’s ability to restore itself after destruction thereby preserving tradition. (DDLW #943).The Catholic Worker, Mar 1944, p. 4, 5
