Farming commune

1940s | Dorothy Day | Dorothy Day's Writings

Farming Commune
ByDorothy Day February 1, 1944October 27, 2025

Summary: Defines personalism as the realization that one “cannot find satisfaction in this life unless he reckons that there is only God and himself.” Discusses the difficulties of farming communes and the need to establish the communal aspects of Christianity. (The Catholic Worker, February 1944, 1,8. DDLW #149).

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1930s | Dorothy Day | Dorothy Day's Writings

To Christ — To the Land!
ByDorothy Day January 1, 1936September 15, 2025

Summary: Presents P. Maurin three-point program: Round Table Discussions, Houses of Hospitality, and Farming Communes to further the personalist and communitarian revolution. Promotes worker ownership in order to go back to the land to establish farming communes. (The Catholic Worker, January 1936, 1-2. DDLW #143).

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