ByMatt Harper
Should Catholic Workers vote in the 2024 election, despite the movement’s long-standing aversion to participating in partisan politics? Matt Harper wrestles with hard questions and asks for forgiveness in advance.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Distinguishes between individuals in society and persons in society. The former are isolated monads who are “weak and adrift”, the latter are a part of a body, (the Body of Christ) which draw strength from each other. The liturgy teaches this unity, which is indispensable for social regeneration. (DDLW #16) The Catholic Worker, December 1935, 4.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Repeats P. Maurin’s fear that increased state regulation leads to fascism and undermines personal responsibility. However, agrees with Pius XI in his encyclical “Forty Years After”, that the state may intervene when a particular group is threatened and no other means are available to them. (DDLW #13) The Catholic Worker, April 1934, 3-4.
