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The witness of Dorothy Day was in truth a light shining in the darkness to counteract the unthinking nationalism and militarism to which the U.S. Church all too often acquiesced. Dorothy’s nonviolent and pacifist positions were gospel-based and also drew … Continue reading →

Dorothy Day was an outspoken critic of our social order, what she once referred to as our “dirty, rotten system” that denies the most vulnerable the right to a living wage, safety and security. Throughout her long life, she embraced … Continue reading →

The Catholic Worker movement led by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin sought to invigorate and give new life to the radical vision of Christianity. At the heart of that vision is the practice of the corporal and spiritual works of … Continue reading →

Over and over again in the history of the Church, the saints have emphasized poverty. They ask us to meet the poor face-to-face, to share in their poverty, to lead a life of simplicity, to divest from our attachments that … Continue reading →

Peter Maurin was the answer to Dorothy Day’s “special prayer,” which she offered up 90 years ago on December 8, 1932, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. As a worker accustomed to manual labor and … Continue reading →

“Every Catholic faced with a great need starts a novena.” –Dorothy Day, The Long Loneliness Today, we pray in gratitude for Dorothy’s wholehearted response to living out the demands of the Gospel. Although she grew up in a nominally religious … Continue reading →

The recording of Nov 12th’s discussion is up.  https://youtu.be/Fh49mgOtDCs There is still time to register for the third Zoom event on the 19th.  

The zoom discussion of Day and the Benedictine Oblates on Sat 5th is now up on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yPQfLzqWlNI Also, there is still time to register for this Saturday’s event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85306893939?pwd=WUkxb2lEbVJoR0lQWFNuQXh1U056Zz0 Attend and listen to our three panelists who have integrated Benedictine spirituality … Continue reading →

 On November 8, 2022, we celebrate Dorothy Day’s 125th birthday!   The Guild will mark this milestone with a year-long celebration of Dorothy Day’s birth and life and her continuing inspiration to all to live our lives governed by the … Continue reading →

Blessed are the peacemakers. With deep sadness, the Guild mourns the loss of longtime Catholic Worker, Tom Cornell, who died peacefully early this morning.  We also rejoice in his life!  As a young man, Tom embraced the Catholic Worker vocation in … Continue reading →