Dorothy Day Foundation Seeks to Help CW Communities Stay Open
The newly launched Dorothy Day Foundation seeks to help Catholic Workers in need of funds to stay open.
The newly launched Dorothy Day Foundation seeks to help Catholic Workers in need of funds to stay open.
In the Philippines, Nazareth House Catholic Worker welcomes those living with HIV/AIDS, distributes food to the needy, and stands with the families of victims of the government’s extra-judicial killings.
The city of New Haven, Connecticut, cut power to the tiny homes hosted by the Amistad Catholic Worker in its backyard. The move is just the latest chapter in a long-running conflict between the Amistad Catholic Worker and the city over the plight of unhoused people.
Although they were born more than 4,200 miles apart, Dorothy Day and Mother Maria Skobstova shared much in common: both were writers and intellectuals, both became involved in the radical and revolutionary movements of the day, both lost children and husbands…and both would ultimately be honored by their respective religious communities.