“The aim of the Catholic Worker movement is to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. . . . This aim requires us to begin living in a different way. We recall the words of our founders, Dorothy Day who said, ‘God meant things to be much easier than we have made them,’ and Peter Maurin who wanted to build a society ‘where it is easier for people to be good.’”
—the aims and means of the catholic worker
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Uncovering Catholic Worker Roots in Britain
Martin Newell reviews Anna Blackman’s chapter on Catholic Worker history in “Lay Catholic Societies in Twentieth Century Britain.”
Originally published at londoncatholicworker.org.
Via Pacis (September 2026)
The September 2026 issue of Via Pacis, newsletter of the Des Moines Catholic Worker. Inside: community updates; reflections by Richard Flamer and community co-founder Joe Da Via; and remembering Rusty…
Plenty of Song, Prayer, and ‘Clarification of Thought’ at the 2026 Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering
About 75 people from 20 different Catholic Worker communities gathered this past weekend for the annual Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering at the Sugar Creek Retreat Center near Preston, Iowa. Here’s…
Simplicity (Summer 2026)
The Summer 2026 Simplicity from Norfolk Catholic Worker in Virginia shares A Times Mosaic, a series of reflections on current events; A profile of Ben Salmon, WWI conscientious objector; and…
Winona Catholic Worker Newsletter (Summer 2026)
The Summer 2026 issue of the Winona (Minnesota) Catholic Worker newsletter centers on forgiveness, prompted by intensified ICE activity in Minnesota this past winter.
The Sower (Summer 2026)
The Summer 2026 Sower shares updates from the farm, offers a reflection from Betsy on her life as a liturgical musician, and includes wisdom from Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day.
Dorothy Day: We Are Urging Revolutionary Change
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A response to David F. Evans’ “Damned Whiteness” with consideration to Dorothy Day’s own words by Brian Terrell of Strangers and Guests Catholic Worker Farm in Maloy, Iowa.
Remembering Don
Reflections from the Casa Maria Milwaukee Catholic Worker community on the life and witness of Don Timmerman, who died on July 19
Exploring Anarchism with Judith Gregory
Judith Gregory, a former editor of The Catholic Worker newspaper from 1960-1970, discusses anarchism in light of contemporary political philosophy in “What Political Principle?” originally published in May 1961. Gregory…
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A Brief Introduction to the Catholic Worker Movement
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Tom Cornell, associate editor of The Catholic Worker and a leader in Catholic peace and justice movements, offers a brief overview of the Catholic Worker Movement.
The Evolution of the ‘Aims and Means of the Catholic Worker’
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The Aims and Means of the Catholic Worker movement describe its goals and the means by which the movement hopes to achieve those goals. The Aims and Means have taken…
What is the Catholic Worker?
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This essay was written by Jim Forest on the Catholic Worker Movement for The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History to be published by the Liturgical Press. Jim Forest, once a…
Biography of Peter Maurin
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This essay by Jim Forest on Peter Maurin was written for The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History published by the Liturgical Press.
The Life and Spirituality of Dorothy Day
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This article is from the introduction to the book Praying with Dorothy Day by James Allaire and Rosemary Broughton.
May Day, 1933
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An account of the birth of the Catholic Worker Movement on May 1, 1933, in New York City’s Union Square, from the opening paragraphs of “All Is Grace: a Biography…
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