1983 "Loaves and Fishes: The Story of the Catholic Workers Movement" (Paperback) by Dorothy Day 4.0 out of 5 stars 20 customer reviews. Intro by Robert Coles. 7 x 9 paperback book.

Loaves and Fishes: The Story of the Catholic Workers Movement

Biographies & Memoirs

Dorothy Day

Leaders & Notable People

Harpercollins

Selections reveal Day's passionate commitment to society's downtrodden and her dedication to peace and human rights through the workings of faith

By Little & By Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day

Alfred.A. Knopf

A twentieth-century Catholic activist, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and its newspaper, The Catholic Worker, and candidate for Sainthood are just a few descriptions of Dorothy Day. In this volume, Phyllis Zagano has compiled and arranged long and short selections from Dorothy Day's own writings which reflect her gospel-based spirituality. In addition, Dorothy Day: In My Own Words is illustrated with photographs from every stage of Dorothy Day's adult life. The corporal and spiritual works of mercy are an underlying theme.

Dorothy Day: In My Own Words

Liguori Publications

Dorothy Day's unpretentious account of the life of St. Thérèse of Lisieux sheds light on the depth of Day's Catholic spirituality and illustrates why Thérèse's simplicity and humility are so vital for today. Whether you are called to the active life like Day or a more hidden existence like Thérèse, you will discover that these paths have much in common and can lead you to a love that has the power to transform you in ways that are unexpected and consequential. Now back in print, this short biography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Dorothy Day expresses the surprising yet profound connection between Day--the founder of the Catholic Worker movement who was praised by Pope Francis for her passion for justice and dedication to her faith--and the beloved saint best known for her Little Way. When Day first read St. Thérèse's autobiography, The Story of a Soul in 1928, she called it "pious pap." At the time, Day--a social activist who had been living a bohemian lifestyle--had only recently been baptized a Catholic. Some twenty-five years later, Day's perspective on Thérèse had so completely changed that she was inspired to write this biography. She did not find it an easy task: "Every time I sit down to write that book on the Little Flower I am blocked. . . . I am faced with the humiliating fact that I can write only about myself, a damning fact." But she persisted, and despite numerous rejections eventually found a publisher for it in 1960. She wrote in the Preface: "In these days of fear and trembling of what man has wrought on earth in destructiveness and hate, Thérèse is the saint we need." Written originally for nonbelievers or those unaware of Thérèse, the book reflects how Day came to appreciate Thérèse's Little Way, not as an abstract concept, but as a spirituality that she had already been living. The Catholic Worker, which she cofounded with Peter Maurin, was dedicated to feeding the hungry and sheltering the homeless. Day's life, like Thérèse's, was filled with all the humble, self-effacing jobs that were a part of this work. She found in Thérèse a kindred spirit, one who saw these simple hidden tasks as the way to heaven. "We want to grow in love but do not know how. Love is a science, a knowledge, and we lack it," Day wrote. Just as Day had a conversion of heart about the Little Way, you, too, can be changed by Thérèse's simple, yet profound spirituality.

Thérèse

Arts & Literature

Christian Classics

Meditations

Religion & Spirituality

Rita Corbin

Worship & Devotion

TEMPLEGATE PUB.

Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. For almost fifty years, through her tireless service of the poor and her courageous witness for peace, she offered an extraordinary example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death, offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her daily struggles and concerns.

The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day

Marquette University Press

This volume, drawing on personal papers sealed for twenty-five years after her death in 1980, follows the publication of The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, also edited by Robert Ellsberg. Like her diaries, Dorothy Days letters offer a fascinating chronicle of her response to the vast changes in America, the church, and the wider world. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vatican II, Vietnam and the protests of the 1960s and 70s, they offer a uniquely intimate portrait of her daily struggles, hopes and concerns. Correspondents range from friends, colleagues, and family members to well-known figures such as Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Cesar Chavez, Allen Ginsberg, Katherine Ann Porter, and Cardinal Spellman, among others.

All the Way to Heaven: The Selected Letters of Dorothy Day

Memoirs

Marquette Univ Pr

Book by Robert Ellsberg, Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day: Selected Writings

Robert Ellsberg

Orbis Books

This is the Cottager Press reprint of the long out-of-print novel THE ELEVENTH VIRGIN by Dorothy Day. Social activist and pioneer Dorothy Day's semi-autobiographical novel THE ELEVENTH VIRGIN was first published in 1924, but Day, who later regretted what she had revealed, tried to destroy all the copies over the course of her lifetime, leaving only a few remaining in the hands of rare book collectors and libraries. This new edition brings the book back into print. Day is best known for co-founding the Catholic Worker's Movement. Before she embraced Catholicism, Day spent her formative years in Bohemian circles in Greenwich Village where she wrote for anarchist and socialist newspapers, worked as a nurse, befriended artists and poets, and participated in the suffragette movement. THE ELEVENTH VIRGIN paints a rich portrait of life in early 20th-century America. While living in New York, Day was entangled in a volatile romance with a man who quoted Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, idealized a life free, and eventually left her alone and pregnant. Day, who then went to a doctor's apartment for an illegal abortion, describes the physical and emotional sensations in a later passage of the book. These events led her to wish it had never been published. 87 years later, readers can view this work though the forgiving lens of time and history. It reveals the human side of a woman who may one day be called a saint. It is a valuable slice of American history, of interest to historians and students of Women's or American Studies. This beautifully and respectfully restored edition, designed to emulate the original printing, should be widely available in libraries and required reading for anyone interested in the complexity of human morality.

The Eleventh Virgin

Cottager Press

The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

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