Servant of God Dorothy Day
ByJim Forest This essay by Jim Forest was originally written for TheEncyclopedia of American Catholic History, published by the Liturgical…
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Eulogy at the Funeral of Dorothy Day
ByGeoffrey B. Gneuhs, O.P. EULOGY GIVEN BY FATHER GEOFFREY B. GNEUHS, O.P., AT THE FUNERAL OF DOROTHY DAY, NATIVITY CHURCH,…
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The Life and Spirituality of Dorothy Day
This article is from the introduction to the book Praying with Dorothy Day by James Allaire and Rosemary Broughton.
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Biographies of Dorothy Day
An Introduction to the Life and Spirituality of Dorothy Dayby James Allaire and Rosemary Broughton Servant of God Dorothy Dayby…
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Thirty interesting facts about Dorothy Day
Born in 1897, she was raised in a nominally Protestant family and became a Roman Catholic in 1928. One of…
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Dorothy Day, Servant of God
Almost immediately after her death in 1980 controversy arose about whether Dorothy Day should be canonized a Saint by the…
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Dorothy Day’s Very Early Writings
Chicago Daily Tribune Three short stories, written when Dorothy Day was 13 and 14, are likely her first published work….
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An Eye For Others, Dorothy Day Journalist: 1916-1917
This book by Tom McDonough opens a new dimension on Dorothy Day whose life has been recorded in numerous biographies…
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Dorothy Day: The Road to Canonization
Almost immediately after her death in 1980 controversy arose about whether Dorothy Day should be canonized a Saint by the…
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Peter Maurin’s farm-rooted vision
Seventy years after his death, Peter Maurin’s vision of a revolution marked by a synthesis of cult (religion), culture (learning and arts), and cultivation (agriculture) is gaining traction among a whole new generation of Catholic Workers living on the land. By Maria Benevento. Reprinted with permission from The National Catholic Reporter, May 15, 2019.
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All Are Called To Be Saints
Article by Robert Elsberg in The Catholic Worker, May 2015, pp 1, 5
. He writes in support of the cause for Dorothy Day’s canonization, addressing “the many deep admirers and even followers of Dorothy Day who have no doubts about her holiness but are skeptical or suspicious of the process of canonization. “
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The Case for St. Dorothy Day
In this classic essay from the May 2015 issue of The Catholic Worker, Robert Ellsberg reflects on what saints meant to Dorothy Day, what they mean for the Church, and why the question of her canonization ultimately comes down to whether it will draw people to live out the radical love of Jesus.
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An Introduction to The Eleventh Virgin: An Autobiographical “Novel”
An Introduction to The Eleventh Virgin by Paul Bowers. Paul Bowers lives with his wife and daughter on a ten-acre farm in Ringwood, Oklahoma. He earned a B.A. from The University of Tulsa, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Oklahoma State University. He currently teaches writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, and serves as the Coordinator for Academic Service Learning.
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On Conscience
The articles for the On Conscience theme were compiled and prepared by Nicholas Fustos (Westminster College, PA) and Angela Lahr…
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Dorothy Day’s Sainthood Cause Begins
Column by Cardinal John O’Conner in Catholic New York announcing the beginning of the canonization process for Dorothy Day.
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On the Idea of Sainthood and Dorothy Day
Text of Cardinal O’Connor’s homily at Sunday Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral November 9, 1997. Reprinted with permission from Catholic New York, November 13, p. 13-14.
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Dorothy Day: Lecture on Centenary
Lecture given by Robert Elsberg at the New York University Symposium honoring Dorothy Day’s centenary on November 8, 1997. Used with permission.
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The Trouble with Saint Dorothy
Dorothy Day, saint and troublemaker. Most saints lived in the distant past, and have been presented to us with all blemishes removed. The record of Dorothy was, what she was like, and what she did is too complete and accessible to for to be hidden in the wedding-cake icing.
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Why Peter Maurin Matters
Peter Maurin’s influence on the Catholic Worker Movement is often overlooked, even in Catholic Worker circles. But he was the intellectual author of the movement, and gas much to teach the movement even today. A talk by Paul Magno presented at the Dorothy Day Centenary Conference, Marquette University, October 10, 1997.
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Dorothy Day: A Saint for Our Age?
Presented at the Dorothy Day Centenary Conference, Marquette University, October 10, 1997. This article also appeared in a shorter form as “The Trouble With Saint Dorothy“, U.S. Catholic, November 1997.
