Dorothy Day didn't want to be a saint, but she was named a national hero today by the President of the USA.
Kok Hou Chia | Posted 11.21.2011
The Catholic Worker promoted social activism amongst Catholics through an action-oriented spirituality rooted in an ethic of poverty and the individual practice of the works of mercy.
Robert Ellsberg | Posted 10.26.2011
So what, in the end, do these new letters reveal? They certainly confirm the deep, passionate love described in her memoir, thus underscoring the incredible sacrifice Dorothy endured for the sake of her faith.
Robert Ellsberg | Posted 09.20.2011
Dorothy was truly a saint of "common ground" -- someone who held in tension a great love for the church along with deep sufferings over its sins and failings.
Robert Ellsberg | Posted 08.18.2011
Many people regard my father as a hero. And he is my hero as well. But of course his impact and influence in my life go beyond the public story of protests and activism.
Michele Somerville | Posted 07.10.2011
The current pope has much to gain by expediting the canonization of his predecessor. The fanfare that accompanies canonization promises to create a useful diversion for Ratzinger.
Jim O'Grady | Posted 05.25.2011
Demagogues like Coughlin and Beck use ever more shrill appeals to cause serious short-term turmoil but, in the process, turn their followers' hearts to stone. People are happier, Day believed, when they are good.
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
Jesus said that we should love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. I invited Beck to a civil and respectful conversation about the issues at stake here, but he has chosen a different path.
Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011
As I approach my fiftieth birthday, I am feeling incomplete. Part of me - my soul? - is still missing. In secular terms, I think I am not yet in tou...
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and Adria D. Goodson | Posted 05.25.2011
Prime Movers aren't simply good people doing great work. They're stirring masses of people to combat injustice, to become engaged in the civic decisions that affect their common good.
Shane Claiborne | Posted 04.03.2012