ByDorothy Day
Summary: Ill and ordered to rest she reflects on sickness, life, and death. Tales of life at Peter Maurin farm–the gift of 45 chickens, a blizzard, and smog. (The Catholic Worker, December 1953, 1, 7, 8. DDLW #660).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Meditation on dying and praying for the dead. Enumerates the many people on a list kept in her missal. Recalls that Fr. Zachery, her confessor, taught her that “There is no time with God.” (The Catholic Worker, November 1953, 1, 7. DDLW #657).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Says they are servants of those who send help for the work of hospitality. Notes their continuance is a miracle and that their purpose is to show the providence of God. (DDLW #658) The Catholic Worker, November 1953, p. 2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Details life at Peter Maurin Farm–nearby brush fires, visitors, discussions, neighbors–“It is not a Utopia.” (The Catholic Worker, November 1953, 2, 4. DDLW #659).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Recommends a new edition of the St. Andrew Daily Missal saying it is a “veritable encyclopedia for the layman.” Keywords: liturgy (The Catholic Worker, October 1953, 5. DDLW #656).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Cares for her daughter’s children after Tamar has her sixth child. Quotes from various letters she is answering. Tells of a conference on pacifism and notes that many don’t agree with the Catholic Worker position. (The Catholic Worker, October 1953, 1, 6., 8. DDLW #655).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Recommends a new edition of the St. Andrew Daily Missal saying it is a “veritable encyclopedia for the layman.” Keywords: liturgy (DDLW #656)
The Catholic Worker, October 1953, 5.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Proposes a new attitude toward labor, which needs to be achieved through the educational system. Draws from Pius XII and Peter Maurin to articulate a mysticism of labor that promotes a wholeness of cult, culture and cultivation. This attitude advocates one to work for what one needs, not what one wants, so one can work for others in need. (The Catholic Worker, September 1953, 2,6. DDLW #173).
ByDorothy Day
The Catholic Worker, July-August 1953, 2.
Summary: A brief obituary remembering the author Hilaire Belloc, his visit to the Catholic Worker, his “great zest and joy in life,” and his books on property and the state. Calls him “an apostle to this world.” (DDLW #653).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An empathic reflection on the last hours before the execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg who were convicted of spying for Russia. Weaves images of children, fear of death, praying the psalms, and the duplicity of prelates who bless US warmaking. Says we must pray for mercy and have no part with the vindictive state. (DDLW #654) The Catholic Worker, July-August 1953, 2, 6.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: A brief obituary remembering the author Hilaire Belloc, his visit to the Catholic Worker, his “great zest and joy in life,” and his books on property and the state. Calls him “an apostle to this world.” (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1953, 2. DDLW #653).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Discusses the difficulty of self-supporting and how voluntary poverty and manual labor are the means of the C.W. to achieve justice. Remarks that personal responsibility alleviates destitution but gives “plenty of holy poverty.” (DDLW #172). The Catholic Worker, July-August 1953, 1,7.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Societal structures need to be built so that it will be “easy to be good.” Advocates the four-hour work day in order that workers become scholars and Scholars workers. Speaks of Vinoba Bhave, whose personalist views enabled people to solve their own problems, by promoting “the little way.” (The Catholic Worker, June 1953, 2, 6. DDLW #171).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Admits that it is a struggle to reconcile personal goals and life in community, especially on the land. Says there are many ways to get away from the city. Keywords: farming communes (DDLW #650). The Catholic Worker, May 1953, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Obituary for Jack Simms who died as the result of a fire. Describes his helpful nature and the tragic circumstances of his life. (DDLW #651).The Catholic Worker, May 1953, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Summarizes Peter Maurin’s worldview and discusses his new social order and how his life embodied his ideas. Reveals the sources of his thought such as Proudhon, Kropotkin, Guardini and Karl Adam. (DDLW #170) The Catholic Worker, May 1953, 1-2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Obituary for Jack Simms who died as the result of a fire. Describes his helpful nature and the tragic circumstances of his life. (DDLW #651).The Catholic Worker, May 1953, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Reflects on the struggle to achieve voluntary poverty in small steps and for a lifetime. Notes that even honorable work involves taxes used for war. Condemns advertising for increasing desires often leading people to poverty. (DDLW #647) The Catholic Worker, April 1953, 1, 5.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Appeals for all to do or give a little knowing that God will do the rest. Says since we are all brothers we must be subject to every living creature to be like Him, serving rather than being served. (DDLW #648). The Catholic Worker, April 1953, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Reflects on Holy Week and the themes of suffering, joy, and gratitude. Talks of spinning wool. (DDLW #649). The Catholic Worker, April 1953, 3, 8.
