Dorothy Day - Wikipedia
WEBDorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist and anarchist who, after a bohemian youth, became a Catholic without abandoning her social activism. She was perhaps the best-known political radical among American Catholics. [1][2]
Dorothy Day | Biography, Legacy, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Dorothy Day (born November 8, 1897, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 29, 1980, New York City) was an American journalist and Roman Catholic reformer, cofounder of the Catholic Worker newspaper, and an important lay leader in its associated activist movement.
Dorothy Day – Catholic Worker Movement
WEBDorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement along with Peter Maurin. A writer and journalist by trade, she and Maurin founded the Catholic Worker newspaper.
The Life and Spirituality of Dorothy Day - Catholic Worker
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · Dorothy Day provides a contemporary model of the qualities of holiness: solidarity with and service to God’s poor, promoting and being willing to suffer for justice, acting in charity, living in community, integrating faith and action through prayer, sacred ritual, and meditation.
Dorothy Day - Quotes, Movie & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Dorothy Day was an activist who worked for such social causes as pacifism and women's suffrage through the prism of the Catholic Church.
Dorothy Day’s Radical Faith - The New Yorker
WEBApr 6, 2020 · But Dorothy Day was always equal parts “Catholic” and “worker.” Many followers of the Pope found her politics inconvenient and offensive; many leftists thought her faith oppressive and absurd.
Dorothy Day, Founder of the Catholic Worker Movement
WEBDec 13, 2018 · Dorothy Day was a writer and editor who founded the Catholic Worker, a penny newspaper that grew into a voice for the poor during the Great Depression. As the driving force in what became a movement, Day's unwavering advocacy for charity and pacifism made her controversial at times.
Dorothy Day’s obituary from 1980: ‘All Was Grace’ - America …
WEBDec 8, 2022 · Many will agree that the outstanding exemplar of love and freedom in our time was a woman, Dorothy Day, and that she was the implacable foe of St. John’s “Beast.” Now she is dead.
Dorothy Day Was a Saint for Difficult People - The Atlantic
WEBFeb 4, 2017 · From bohemian to radical to Catholic activist, Dorothy Day devoted her life to the poor, however unlovable.
An Introduction to Dorothy Day - America Magazine
WEBAug 27, 2001 · The dual passion of social justice and intimacy with God was present in her life from early childhood. Early Years and Young Womanhood. Dorothy Day was born in 1897 in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y.,...
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