Inventory—January 1951
Summary: Defends “the little way” and individual acts of service and martyrdom against critics who charge the CW with defeatism. (DDLW #195). The Catholic Worker, January 1951, 1,2.
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Untitled Review of Atomic Peace by Harold Goddard
Summary: Glowing appreciation of a pamphlet about spiritual forces overcoming the forces of evil in the world. (DDLW #618).The Catholic Worker, January 1951, 4.
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The Message of Love
Summary: A Christmas-time reflection on the state of the world torn by the Korean war and poverty in the midst of plenty in the United States. Points to the Gospel message of peace, love of enemies, and love of one another–“It is the only word for Christmas when love came down to the mire, to teach us that love.” Keywords: pacifism, conscientious objection (The Catholic Worker, December 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #617).
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On Pilgrimage – November 1950
Summary: Describes the mission of the new Peter Maurin farm on Staten Island, starting and ending with thanks to God and to the readers for making it possible. Expresses hope in the new bakery venture. Speaks of needing to forgo a trip to Rome because she cannot sign the oath of allegiance for the passport. Justifies voluntary poverty and how it makes Houses of Hospitality possible. Notes their work is a vocation and says “all must perform the works of mercy.” (The Catholic Worker, November 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #616).
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On Pilgrimage (November 1950)
The Catholic Worker, November 1950, 1, 2.
Summary: Describes the mission of the new Peter Maurin farm on Staten Island, starting and ending with thanks to God and to the readers for making it possible. Expresses hope in the new bakery venture. Speaks of needing to forgo a trip to Rome because she cannot sign the oath of allegiance for the passport. Justifies voluntary poverty and how it makes Houses of Hospitality possible. Notes their work is a vocation and says “all must perform the works of mercy.” (DDLW #616).
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On Pilgrimage – October 1950
Summary: Meditation on the myriad forms of community–in her writing, their neighborhood, parish, the siants, guests, and in the many nationalities they encounter. Quotes from Martin Buber and notes the difficulties in all human associations. (The Catholic Worker, October 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #615).
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On Pilgrimage – September 1950
Summary: Notes they have differences of opinion about pacifism and the use of force. Observes that Gandhi said “anger is violence.” Speaks fondly of their Mott Street neighbors just before their move to new quarters. Struggles with the decision to acquire a farm on Staten Island and shares a meditation on “the everlasting arms which sustain us” while riding the ferry back to the city. (The Catholic Worker, September 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #614).
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Charles O’Rourke – The Death of a Beloved Apostle
Summary: An obituary for a gentle Catholic Worker–Charles O’Rourke. She notes his persistent work habits, generosity, attentiveness to all, non-partisan demeanor, and praises him as a gentleman. (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #613).
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On Pilgrimage – July/August 1950
Summary: Describes the work, inconvenience, and grateful anticipation of their move to a new house on Christie Street. Includes an account of an all-night pilgrimage to the shrine of our Lady of Mt. Carmel. (The Catholic Worker, July-August 1950, 1, 3. DDLW #612).
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Dire Need of Hospitality House For Christs Poor!
Summary: Describes the poor they serve and a nearby dilapidated tenement they could acquire for hospitality but which needs extensive repairs. (The Catholic Worker, June 1950, 1, 3. DDLW #611).
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On Pilgrimage – May 1950
Summary: Appeals for financial help to acquire a new house of hospitality. Describes in detail her experience of fasting for peace and reflects on the meaning of fasting, quoting Gandhi. (The Catholic Worker, May 1950, 1, 3, 7. DDLW #610).
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Poverty Incorporated
Summary: Contends that bigness, such as government, cities, institutions, etc., allows people to escape personal responsibilities. One becomes lost in its array and thus is not responsible for his actions. Toys with the idea of incorporating the CW, but prefers a decentralized organization. Comments on the power of the novena. (DDLW #167) The Catholic Worker, May 1950, 1-2.
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Peter Maurin
Summary: Recalls Peter Maurin’s revolutionary vision and program for the Catholic Worker on the anniversary of his death. (DDLW #928). The Catholic Worker, May 1950, 1.The Catholic Worker, April 1962, 2.
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Have You Ever Been To Jail?
Summary: An invitation to reflect on the value of going to jail as a conscientious objector, for freedom’s sake. Comments on two books about jail and her prison experiences. Relates the indignity of being in jail to the folly of the cross. (The Catholic Worker, April 1950, 5. DDLW #231).
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Poverty Without Tears
Summary: Reviews several books on voluntary poverty, especially Poverty by Fr. Regamey. Elaborates on the joy of, objections to, and purpose of voluntary poverty. Rejects capitalist and communist solutions to real poverty, pointing to decentralization and distributism as the answer. (DDLW #230). The Catholic Worker, April 1950, 1, 3, 6.
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The Satan Bomb
Summary: Juxtaposes images of resignation, poverty, and fear over the H-bomb tests with hopeful words from Julian of Norwich and the Mass of the dead. Says we should not fear death but judgement, and live accordingly. (The Catholic Worker, March 1950, 2. DDLW #609).
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Coal Miners–Their Strike Not John L. Lewis’s
Summary: Describes the conditions of striking coal miners who defy both the employers and their own unions. Affirms the need for human dignity in daily work that neither the communists nor the unions nor the employers are providing. Decries the dishonest expropriation of natuual resources. Begs assistance for the striking miners. (The Catholic Worker, March 1950, 1, 2. DDLW #608).
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On Pilgrimage – March 1950
Summary: Shares her conversations with old friends in California on charity, social justice, and Jubilee. Visits priests and bishops in California and Ammon Hennacy in Phoenix. Keywords: Jew, prayer (The Catholic Worker, March 1950, 1, 6. DDLW #607).
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The Case of Father Duffy
Summary: Commentary on a case where a priest is silenced for his work with the poor. Expresses the tension of obedience and love of the Church with the demands of serving the poor and Church shortcomings. Affirms her acceptance of Church authority but notes the demands of conscience have caused Saints to be critical of even the Pope in the past. Reaffirms their lay mission to enlighten, arouse the conscience, and lead from the bottom up. (DDLW #497). The Catholic Worker, December 1949, 1, 4.
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Beyond Politics
Summary: Discusses the C.W.’s means to achieve a better social condition in comparison to communist means. Exhorts “the rich to become poor and the poor to become holy.” Criticizes capitalism’s unbalanced distribution of wealth and admits a certain compatability exists between Marx and Christianity. (DDLW #166). The Catholic Worker, November 1949, 1,2,4.