In one of his last general audiences before leaving his Petrine ministry (February 13, 2013), Pope Benedict XVI spoke about how difficult it often is to live one’s faith in God in the midst of modern secular society, as it has been in other periods of history. He emphasized the great conversions that… continue reading
What the New York Times Did Not Say About the Sainthood of Dorothy Day
December 29, 2012 by
Marquette University Archives The recent article on the front page of the New York Times about Dorothy Day’s canonization precipitated a lot of interest and a flurry of articles in other publications. Unfortunately, the editors of the New York Times, to the best of our knowledge, are not Catholic Workers, and the article confirmed that…. continue reading
A Mother’s Commitment: Inspired by Dorothy Day and a Hurting Mother
November 27, 2012 by
A mother’s path of selfless loving and caring for others could lead to true spiritual heights, Dorothy Day observed in her journal in 1948. She was staying in the West Virginia farm house of her daughter Tamar, who was expecting her third child. Dorothy had come to help care for the house and her… continue reading
Book Review: Saved By Beauty: A Spiritual Journey with Dorothy Day
September 29, 2012 by
Saved by Beauty: A Spiritual Journey with Dorothy Day by Michael O’Neill McGrath. World Library Publications, the Music and Liturgy Division of the J. S. Paluch Company, 2012. Brother Michael O’Neill McGrath, artist and Oblate of St. Francis de Sales, has just published a book entitled with the famous saying from Dostoevsky frequently quoted by… continue reading
Dorothy Day’s Southern Roots: Dr. Sam Houston Day of Cleveland, Tennessee
May 19, 2012 by
Dorothy Day begins The Long Loneliness with a section entitled “The Generations Before” which relates that her father, John Day, came from Tennessee while her mother came from an Upstate New York family.[1] [She writes there about her paternal grandparents, that her grandmother, Mary Mee married Dr. Sam Houston Day of Cleveland, Tennessee, who was… continue reading
What Dorothy Day Has Meant To Me
April 18, 2012 by
By Dawn McCarty, Ph.D., LMSW Almost every day I hear and read about the problems caused by undocumented workers. They take our jobs, overcrowd our social services, take away resources from our children and get away with breaking the law with complete abandon! You would think they are some powerful alien group who threaten the… continue reading
Join the Guild for the Canonization of Dorothy Day!
March 27, 2012 by
In order to assist the process of canonization, a Dorothy Day Guild has been established. Its purpose is to spread the word of her life work, and sanctity; to identify the growing devotion for Dorothy Day by Catholics and non-Catholics; and to document her ability to intercede for people in need of God’s healing… continue reading
Dorothy Day Miracle Visits Casa Juan Diego
February 5, 2012 by
The Cancerous Tumor Disappeared Through Dorothy’s Intercession Sarah Maple of Antlers, Oklahoma recently visited Casa Juan Diego with Richard Fossey and his wife Kim. She shared the story of the healing of her cancerous brain tumor through the intercession of Dorothy Day. She glowed as she recounted the events. It was Richard Fossey… continue reading
Medical Miracle in Oklahoma After Seeking Dorothy Day’s Intercession
April 1, 2011 by
February 9, 2011 Ms. Lourdes Ferrer The Guild for Dorothy Day Archdiocese of New York 1011 First Avenue, 12th Floor New York, New York 10022 Dear Ms. Ferrer, In December 2009, I invoked the assistance of Dorothy Day, asking her to cure my friend Sarah Maple of a brain tumor that doctors told Sarah would… continue reading
Growing Roots: Peter Maurin and the Agronomic University
April 1, 2011 by
“The time for the agronomic university,” Catholic Worker theologian Michael Baxter declared, “has finally arrived.” We were a group of twenty adults, mostly Catholic Workers, gathered at New Hope Catholic Worker Farm in Iowa for a week of learning through manual labor, prayer, lecture, and discussion on our 28-acre parcel of land that is home… continue reading
