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In this archival clip from 1973, Dorothy Day sits down with interviewer Nodlaig McCarthy to talk about the origins of the Catholic Workers’ Houses of Hospitality.
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Japheth Obare, founder of Christian Friends of the Mentally Ill (CFOMI), a Catholic Worker community in Kenya that primarily serves those with mental health needs, spoke to attendees about CFOMI’s vital work, the unique challenges they face under the current government, and the hope they have to forge ahead.
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Photographer Mauro Heck shares some of the videos he took at the Midwest Catholic Worker Gathering at the Sugar Creek Retreat Center in Iowa (Sept. 12 – 14, 2025).
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Archbishop John Wester celebrated Mass at Our Saviour Church on Tuesday, March 3, during the during the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations. Opening with a quote from Dorothy Day’s scathing condemnation of the bombing of Hiroshima, Wester went on to reflect on the Beatitudes in light of efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.
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In this address, Archbishop John Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe speaks to Catholic Workers gathered in Chicago on October 4, 2024, about the urgent need for people of conscience to continue pressing for nuclear disarmament.
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Martha Hennessy, one of the grandchildren of Dorothy Day, addressed the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday, July 19, before a crowd of approximately 5,000 people at the Indiana Convention Center. Here is a video of the speech, along with a transcript and the prepared text.
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Some 21 activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza risked arrest during a demonstration in front of the White House on March 6. The multifaith demonstration was organized by Christians 4 Ceasefire, which is co-sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker (Washington, D.C.). The event aimed to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to protest against U.S. involvement in what the organizers describe as Israel’s “genocidal war” in the region.
ByJerry Windley-Daoust
On Peter Maurin Farm near Brisbane, Australia, the Dowling family has created a comfortable, joyful way of life with a low environmental impact. Through a variety of creative adaptations, they consume less than 1/20th the amount of energy as their Australian neighbors. Here’s how they do it.
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The Dorothy Day Guild and America Media (publishers of America magazine) co-sponsored an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the…
