Dorothy Day was "a great witness to faith, hope and charity in the 20th century," Pope Francis wrote in the foreword to a new edition of Day's 1938 memoir on her conversion, From Union Square to Rome.
Your thoughts: NCR readers respond to a Catholic Worker's argument that champions of Dorothy Day's canonization cause are occasioning the very dismissal she feared.
Listen: In this episode, hosts Father Daniel, Heidi and David talk about Dorothy Day's canonization process; developments with Pope Francis, New Ways Ministry and the Vatican; and the best and worst of 2021.
Some zealous champions of Dorothy Day's canonization cause have, deliberately or not, occasioned the very dismissal she feared. Some who would have argued with and even condemned Day when she was alive now would neutralize her with praise.
Commentary: In 2020, our zeal to consume took a virtual turn. But do we question who made our sweater, or the coffee we're drinking, and which workers toiled to source the raw materials required to produce these goods?
The Sugar Creek Catholic Worker reunion draws members from the dozens of Catholic Worker communities in the Midwest. The event allows Workers to talk about their service and activism, inspired by Catholic Worker founders Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.
Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, received an earthly accolade March 26, when one of the iconic orange ferry boats that travel between Staten Island and Manhattan was named in her honor.
Messages from Jim Forest and Kathy Kelly urged virtual attendees at the annual gathering, sponsored by the Coalition for Peace Action and the Sacred Heart Peace Community, to persevere in the work for justice.
