Welcome to the updated and refreshed CatholicWorker.org
A personal note from Jim Allaire about the new look for CatholicWorker.org, and the future of the website.
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Tom Cornell (1934-2022)
A collection of tributes to longtime Catholic Worker and Catholic peace activist Tom Cornell, who died on August 1, 2022, at the age of 88.
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Remembering Father Charlie Mulholland
Patrick O’Neill remembers the life of Fr. Charlie Mulholland, co-founder of the Garner, NC, Catholic Worker, on the twentieth anniversary of his death.
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Humankind: Dorothy Day
The Humankind public radio program interviews Kate Hennessy and Kathe McKenna (Haley House) about the life of Dorothy Day. Listen…
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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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A Radical Call to Love
A meditation on the Catholic Worker’s commitment to nonviolence and its inseparability from doing the works of mercy. This essay originally appeared in the October 1982 issue of The Catholic Worker.
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How to Open a House of Hospitality
Stanley Vishnewski’s classic 1965 article in The Catholic Worker brims with advice gleaned from a lifetime in the Catholic Worker Movement. Highly recommended reading for anyone thinking of opening a house of hospitality today.
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Aims and Purposes (1943)
Summary: On the tenth anniversary of The Catholic Worker she explains their purpose as promoting love of God and our brother. Their work expresses the beauty of Christianity in supporting the worker, the poor, and eschewing violence. She highlights instances of violent racism. (DDLW #919) The Catholic Worker, May 1943, 4
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Houses of Hospitality
Summary: Enunciates the principles for starting a house of hospitality. Emphasizes starting small and emphasizing Christian principles. “They [Houses of Hospitality] will emphasize personal action, personal responsibility as opposed to political action and state responsibility.” (DDLW #308). The Catholic Worker, December 1936, 4.
