Quadragesimo Anno

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    On Pilgrimage (January 1959) 

    Avatar photoByDorothy Day

    Summary: Discusses the principle of subsidiarity in the context of the counterproductive impact of city housing regulations on providing and obtaining housing, and announces the planned move of the CW House of Hospitality to rented apartments following the demolition of St. Joseph’s House on Christie St for a subway. Extols the importance of poverty and simple living. Recommends reading a publication of the Charles de Foucauld Association and quotes extensively from Fr. Rene Voillaume on the necessity of love as an aspect of Christian charity and missionary work. Addresses with alarm two contemporary perspectives on the family and their roots in industrialism. (DDLW #178) The Catholic Worker, Jan 1959, pp. 1, 2, 7

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    A LONG EDITORIAL—BUT IT COULD BE LONGER

    Avatar photoByDorothy Day

    Summary: Ascribes criticisms of Catholic Action and study of its theory and technique to the fact that many are too comfortable to see the need for it and others are impatient due to pressing need. Presents practical actions for those who do not know what to do about the world’s problems. Argues that Catholic Action provides a program of both actual work and the study of technique and theory and makes a case for the need for both. Encourages readers to study the communists criticism of the present system and its proposed solutions and then learn the Catholic criticisms and remedies, in order to understand and combat contemporary materialist philosophy. Encourages getting to know your neighbors and taking individual responsibility for doing the works of mercy. (The Catholic Worker, February 1935, 7. DDLW #15).