ByDorothy Day
Summary: An appeal for financial help and a restatement of the Catholic Worker belief in personal responsibility for the poor over State responsibility. (DDLW #242) The Catholic Worker, November 1955, p. 2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Asks for help, reminding us that we get what we need since “God is not to be outdone in generosity.” Notes their Lenten fasting and the results they can expect. (DDLW #685) The Catholic Worker, April 1955, p. 2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Says they are servants of those who send help for the work of hospitality. Notes their continuance is a miracle and that their purpose is to show the providence of God. (DDLW #658) The Catholic Worker, November 1953, p. 2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Appeals for all to do or give a little knowing that God will do the rest. Says since we are all brothers we must be subject to every living creature to be like Him, serving rather than being served. (DDLW #648). The Catholic Worker, April 1953, 2.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An appeal for funds. Lauds begging and says what is given is given to Christ who is sometimes hard to see in the destitute. Says all are poor in some way. (DDLW #912). The Catholic Worker, November 1952, p.
ByDorothy Day
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.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An appeal for funds to pay bills and buy food. Describes those who are fed as Ambassadors of Christ. (DDLW #909). The Catholic Worker, October 1945, p. 2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An appeal for money from readers which represents bread, warmth, and shelter. Says that the poor not only need natural help but the spiritual nourishment afforded by retreats and days of recollection. The Catholic Worker, October 1944, 2. DDLW #404.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Reports on the current worsening employment conditions in the country, and the concomitant need to send out another appeal for funds, even though it is summer. Gives an account of the communal work on the farm, and the problems of bills and the need for help during the canning season. (DDLW #908). The Catholic Worker, July 1938, pp. 1,2
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Appeals for help at a new house of hospitality in Chicago. (DDLW #907). The Catholic Worker, March 1938, p. 6
ByDorothy Day
Summary: After cataloging the “little miracles” of gifts that arrive just in time–blankets, food, clothes, offer of a moose–she asks for bill money. She rejects business approaches to fund raising and says their method comes from the gospel and the “importunity” suggested. They trust they will receive. (DDLW #937: The Catholic Worker, Feb 1934, page 4)
