On Pilgrimage (June 1953)
Summary: Laments the commitment of so much of society, including the poor, to preserving the status quo. Advocates instead building new social structures to create “the kind of society where it is easy for people to be good,” including four-hour work day that leave time for study and prayer, farming communes, agronomic universities, hospices, unions, and cooperatives. Speaks of missionaries in Africa and the work of Vinoba Bhave in India, whose promoted a personalist approach to addressing poverty. Denounces McCarthyism and its use of fear and repression. (DDLW #171) The Catholic Worker, Jun 1953, pp. 2, 6.