ByDorothy Day
Summary: Acknowledges the challenges faced by women following World War Two. Encourages the “personal” application of Christian principles. Gives practical approaches to this task and advocates “the little way.” (DDLW #153) The Catholic Worker, Nov 1945, p. 1
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Defends against the charge that they do more harm than good in providing hospitality to the undeserving. Asserts that doing the Works of Mercy is following Christ and a revolutionary technique. Points to the monastic tradition of indiscriminate hospitality. Other keywords: Communism, hospices, social order. (DDLW #358). The Catholic Worker, May 1940, 10.
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Restates the central vision of the Catholic Worker Movement as working for “a new heaven and a new earth, wherein justice dwelleth.” This vision recognizes the “primacy of the spritual” and the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ. The Catholic Worker is “a new way of life” involving Houses of Hospitality for the daily practice of the Works of Mercy and Farming Communes where each person can take responsibility of doing their part. (DDLW #182). The Catholic Worker, February 1940, 7.
ByDorothy 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).
ByDorothy Day
Summary: An editorial reaffirming the Mystical Body where suffering or glory for one is shared by all. Notes suffering in Mexico, Spain, and Russia. Says the Catholic Manifesto is the Sermon on the Mount and the remedy is the practice of the physical and spiritual works of mercy. Change begins in our hearts. (DDLW #925). The Catholic Worker, January 1935, 4
ByDorothy Day
Summary: Calls attention to the social crisis, class warfare, and numerous strikes. Notes how Communists practice the corporal works of mercy while lukewarm, comfortable, and indifferent Catholics turn their backs on strikers and their families. (DDLW #279). The Catholic Worker, June 1934, 1, 2.
