ByDorothy Day
Summary: Working to improve the material conditions of workers is grounded in Christ’s humanity and the reality of the Mystical Body. Relying on violence betrays both workers and the brotherhood of man. (DDLW #290) The Catholic Worker, June 1935, 4.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Describes house cleaning in preparation for Easter. Catholic workers promulgated Catholic social principles in leaflets and speaking in Union Square at a Communist rally. Notes the work of priests with men on the bowery. (The Catholic Worker, May 1935, 3, 7. DDLW #288).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Description of her daughter’s ninth birthday party and the child’s Lenten mortifications. Notes the aim of Lent is to keep united to God through the suffering Humanity of His son. (The Catholic Worker, April 1935, 3. DDLW #287).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Thoughts on Molly Maguires, labor organizing, a visit to the Cathedral in Toronto, the activities of young Communists, and the work of Catherine de Hueck. (The Catholic Worker, March 1935, 3. DDLW #286).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Notes the many visitors to the Catholic Worker—a Socialist, a bishop, priests, others. Laments systems that provide materialist luxuries at the expense of love of God, as in contemporary Mexico. Relates small miracles experienced at The Catholic Worker and missionary work occurring in China and West Virginia. (DDLW #214) The Catholic Worker, Feb 1935, pp. 3, 5
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Ascribes criticisms of Catholic Action and study of its theory and technique to the fact that many are too comfortable to see the need for it and others are impatient due to pressing need. Presents practical actions for those who do not know what to do about the world’s problems. Argues that Catholic Action provides a program of both actual work and the study of technique and theory and makes a case for the need for both. Encourages readers to study the communists criticism of the present system and its proposed solutions and then learn the Catholic criticisms and remedies, in order to understand and combat contemporary materialist philosophy. Encourages getting to know your neighbors and taking individual responsibility for doing the works of mercy. (The Catholic Worker, February 1935, 7. DDLW #15).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An account of their work: visitors, helping neighbors, selling copies of the paper. Is grateful for the donations that seem to appear at the most needed times, both money and services. Says they were smote by a flea infestation. (The Catholic Worker, January 1935, 3, 6. DDLW #284).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An editorial reaffirming the Mystical Body where suffering or glory for one is shared by all. Notes suffering in Mexico, Spain, and Russia. Says the Catholic Manifesto is the Sermon on the Mount and the remedy is the practice of the physical and spiritual works of mercy. Change begins in our hearts. (DDLW #925). The Catholic Worker, January 1935, 4
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Three reflections: a child’s view of Christmas, trusting in God to guide one’s work, and picketing as passive resistance to injustice. (The Catholic Worker, December 1934, 4. DDLW #199).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Observations about the hardships of Mother Seton, the gift of thirty dozen eggs, the oppression of a steelworker, and an accident befalling three poor boys. Recommends nursery schools so mothers can work and not be separated from their children by the city. A book review of Calverton’s The Passing of the Godswhich is dismissed as “the shallowest book of the month.” (The Catholic Worker, November 1934, 6. DDLW #283).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Notes the poor women hired as “walking billboards” whose miserable appearance belies the glamour of the products which they advertise. Compares the physical abuse of Catholic Worker pamphleteers to that suffered by Jesus during His Passion. Observes that such treatment deepens our appreciation of Christ’s suffering. Summarizes Father Lord’s lecture on the differences between Nationalism and Patriotism. (The Catholic Worker, October 1934, 5. DDLW #282).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Notes the poor women hired as “walking billboards” whose miserable appearance belies the glamour of the products which they advertise. Compares the physical abuse of Catholic Worker pamphleteers to that suffered by Jesus during His Passion. Observes that such treatment deepens our appreciation of Christ’s suffering. Summarizes Father Lord’s lecture on the differences between Nationalism and Patriotism. (DDLW #282). The Catholic Worker, October 1934, 5.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Witnesses to the authenticity of the Eucharist, and answers the agnostic’s objections of religion’s cannibalism. Recognizing that the Eucharist is a difficult teaching to accept, she argues that its understanding lies in its simplicity. Christ nourishes through His presence and accomplishes this through the most simple elements of life, bread and wine. (America, 5 (September 1, 1934):491. DDLW #54).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: A review of summer activities including a children’s party held in honor of the Feast of the Assumption, passing out literature, answering inquiries, and the various summer centers hosting lectures. Describes a feisty infant whose antics inspired Peter Maurin to recite the principles of Catholic Action to this “potential recruit.” Defends The Catholic Worker’s* reaction to Rockerfeller’s recent donations to Catholic Charities in light of violence in Ludlow, Colorado. (The Catholic Worker, September 1934, 3, 7. DDLW #281).*
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Answers the assertion of a young agnostic that religion is morbid. Recalls the struggle of St. Theresa of Avila as well as her own efforts to find joy in God. Suggests that the arrogance and rebelliousness of youth can deprive the soul of life. (DDLW #53). America, 5 (August 4, 1934):390.
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ByDorothy Day
Summary: Describes the church and community life of a nearby parish in the midst of a heat wave. Reports on her first meeting with the Interracial Committee and describes the hard realities of Peter Maurin’s work in the new office in Harlem. (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1934, 4. DDLW #280).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Calls attention to the social crisis, class warfare, and numerous strikes. Notes how Communists practice the corporal works of mercy while lukewarm, comfortable, and indifferent Catholics turn their backs on strikers and their families. (DDLW #279). The Catholic Worker, June 1934, 1, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Tales of young women struggling to find shelter and work in the midst of economic depression. (The Catholic Worker, June 1934, 7 DDLW #278).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Thanks the readers for gifts to pay the printing bill, and discusses their choice of holy poverty and identification with the workers. Reports the Communist Party’s recruitment of African-Americans, and predicts that they will be first to be hurt in any strikes. Describes the joy of the month of May, with the opening up of houses and the fresh sounds and smells of the city. (DDLW #938: The Catholic Worker, May 1934, page 4)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Repeats P. Maurin’s fear that increased state regulation leads to fascism and undermines personal responsibility. However, agrees with Pius XI in his encyclical “Forty Years After”, that the state may intervene when a particular group is threatened and no other means are available to them. (DDLW #13) The Catholic Worker, April 1934, 3-4.
