ByDorothy Day
Summary: Comments on a new translation of St. Therese’s autobiography and the controversy over certain passages. Says she has had a “constant reading about and thinking about Therese these last ten years.” (DDLW #743: The Catholic Worker, September 1958, page 4.)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Delights in the refreshing mornings for study and prayer at their beach houses on Staten Island, in spite of noisy children in the evening. Observes that many priests disapprove of Ammon Henacy’s long fasts for peace. Suggests that the modest an prudent keep their work going more than the extremists they often attract. (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1958, 1, 2, 7, 8. DDLW #741).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Three obituaries–Thelma, a drug addict she met in jail, and of two Catholic Workers, Betty and Jim. Recounts how she held out a hopeful vision of God’s love to Thelma before she died of an overdose. Remembers rubbing Betty’s back as she lay dying in the hospital. (The Catholic Worker, June 1958, 2, 7. DDLW #739).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Detailed description of her daughter Tamar’s home in Vermont and the Hennessey family’s life. Mentions the 25th anniversary celebration of the Catholic Worker and all the “old timers” who came. Lauds Ammon Hennacy’s penitential fast for out nations dropping the first atomic bomb. (The Catholic Worker, June 1958, 4, 7. DDLW #740).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Celebrates the 25th anniversary of the C.W. Perceives freedom as the greatest gift to man from God, and advocates a four hour work day, child labor, private property as personal property and manual labor. Personalism works from the bottom up and reminds her readers that Jesus told people, not states, to perform works of mercy. (DDLW #177). The Catholic Worker, May 1958, 1,3,11.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Appeals for money, telling how they often pay poor people’s rent. Mentions the saints of the week and reminds us we are called to be saints– “to be a lover, ready to leave all, to give all.” We progress on this path by beginning over again each day. (DDLW #738: The Catholic Worker, April 1958, page 2.)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Refutes the rumor they are closing the house of hospitality. Describes their search for a new house and difficulties with the city housing codes. Decries the violence of children after witnessing an incident in a nearby Church. (The Catholic Worker, April 1958, 1, 6. DDLW #737).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Describes the problem of unwanted children, those kicked out of the school system, and neighborhood efforts to start a special school. Sees one cause of the problem in greed, as many mothers and families increasingly have to work more and more to stay ahead, neglecting children in the process. Keywords: voluntary poverty (The Catholic Worker, March 1958, 2. DDLW #736).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: On a sleepless stormy night, she shares her worry over their coming eviction from Christie Street. Tells the story of Lawrence Blum whom she visited in Mexico, how he found his vocation on a pilgrimage in Mexico, and his work as an example of a family man living a life of sanctity in the world. Keywords: Church (The Catholic Worker, March 1958, 1, 6. DDLW #735).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An account of a pilgrimage to Mexico to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe with a group from Minnesota. Highlights the faith of the Mexican people in spite of a history of church persecution. (The Catholic Worker, February 1958, 1, 6. DDLW #734).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Account of a trip through Chicago, Minnesota, and onto Montreal. Comments on the interest of students in pacifism, singing psalms in English, riding the bus, and prayer–“A fundamental study.” (The Catholic Worker, December 1957, 2, 8. DDLW #733).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Account of a trip through Chicago, Minnesota, and onto Montreal. Comments on the interest of students in pacifism, singing psalms in English, riding the bus, and prayer–“A fundamental study.” (DDLW #733). The Catholic Worker, December 1957, 2, 8.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Vivid description of the pulsing sounds of worship and smells of death in a black neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Admires the works of mercy at Mary Frecon’s house of hospitality, and example of “the little way.” Recalls the wonderful time children had at their labor day retreat and laments their expenses on the farm and for the breadline in the city. (DDLW #484: The Catholic Worker, November 1957, pages 4, 7.)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Lists various answers to the question “What does the Catholic Worker mean?” Says we all need to begin with ourselves in learning to give of ourselves. Keywords: poverty, family, pacifism, anarchism (DDLW #730: The Catholic Worker, November 1957, page 2.)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: A tender obituary of Catherine Odlivak, a Catholic Worker for many years. She is remembered as someone “unspotted by the world,” a woman of prayer, gentle, someone conscious of God’s presence. Keywords: retreat (The Catholic Worker, November 1957, 6, 8. DDLW #732).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An account of moving her daughter Tamar’s family from Staten Island to a spacious home and farm in Vermont. (DDLW #729). The Catholic Worker, October 1957, 8.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Responds to criticism of their refusal to participate in air raid drills. Says they are rejecting the authority of the State to compel men to war. Says “Self-suffering, non-resistance to evil, is an alternative offered by the pacifist to the government, . . .” Keywords: civil disobedience, pacifism. (DDLW #728: The Catholic Worker, October 1957, page 2.)
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Notes visitors from South Africa and her jailing for civil disobedience. Graphic account of her grandchildren at play and “the causalities of life with children. Ah me!” (The Catholic Worker, September 1957, 4. DDLW #727).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: In jail for civil disobedience she describes in graphic detail the experience of detention–noise, animality, despair, mistreatment, “the ugliness of it all”. She has particular sympathy for the drug addicts and prostitutes. Sees her stay as visiting the prisoner and an opportunity to tell the story of those in jail. Points to the need for faith in small actions and for prayer. (The Catholic Worker, September 1957, 1, 2, 6. DDLW #726).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Promotes non-violent resistance to atomic bomb testing and all preparations for war. Defends the Catholic Worker’s civil disobedience actions in refusing to participate in civil defense drills. Says all Americans need to atone for Hiroshima and Nagasaki as she anticipates being jailed again for her protest. (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1957, 1, 3. DDLW #724).
