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Love Is The Measure

Dorothy DayByDorothy Day

Summary: In the face of a world in turmoil–atom bomb tests, food shortages, impending strikes, destitution–an exhortation to “love as Christ loved, to the extent of laying down our lives for our brothers.” Tells of a priest whose work made him “a perfect fool for Christ.” Says “we confess to being fools and wish we were more so.” (DDLW #425). The Catholic Worker, June 1946, 2.

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On Pilgrimage – June 1946

Dorothy DayByDorothy Day

Summary: Underscores the importance of Baptismal vows as the foundation of the lay apostolate, including lay retreat houses. Describes an ideal structure for lay communities. Also decries the warehousing of mental patients in “vast concentration camps of human misery.” Begs for more men’s clothes. (The Catholic Worker, June 1946, 1, 2, 8. DDLW #426).