Events

Celebrate Black Catholic History Month and mark the anniversaries of Dorothy's birth and death this November!

Please join us for a conversation on how Dorothy Day and the six Black American Catholics whose causes for canonization are open can offer us a vision of politically-engaged holiness in our present time. Our panelists, Dr.Kim Harris, Deacon Mel Tardy, Joanne Kennedy, and Dr. Andrew Prevot, are each living out this vision in their scholarship, journalism, teaching, and ministry. This panel will be moderated by Dorothy Day Guild co-chair Dr. Kevin Ahern.

In his announcement of the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis called the faithful to read the signs of the times and to search amongst them for signs of hope. The Holy Father tells us that the first of these must be “the desire for peace in our world, which once more finds itself immersed in the tragedy of war…May the Jubilee remind us that those who are peacemakers will be called ‘children of God’ (Mt 5:9). The need for peace challenges us all, and demands that concrete steps be taken.” Likewise, Pope Francis asks the wider Christian community to offer real signs of hope to the poor at home and across the world whose material needs go unmet. In the life and legacy of Dorothy Day, we read these signs.

We are currently accepting  proposals of between 300-500 words to discuss the significance of Day’s legacy in the twenty-first century for a one-day symposium sponsored by the Dorothy Day Guild and the Dorothy Day Center for the Study and Promotion of Social Catholicism on Saturday, March 29th, 2025 on the campus of Manhattan University in the Bronx, NY. This conference is open to scholars at every level and peace practitioners whose life and work have been influenced by Dorothy Day’s legacy. We particularly invite students and members of the Catholic Worker movement to submit proposals for papers, panels, and presentations of creative work. Final presentations and papers should be limited to 20 minutes. 

To encourage participation by international participants and to reduce our shared carbon footprint, the symposium will be offered in a hybrid format. Participants may choose to present in-person or over video conferencing.

Please stay tuned for further information on how to register for this event! We look forward to reading your proposals and hope to see many of you in person and online in March!

On Friday, October 25th, we made our second group walking pilgrimage of significant sites in Dorothy’s life and the early years of the Catholic Worker movement. This pilgrimage took us to the places where Dorothy prayed, protested, and offered the works of mercy for nearly 50 years. 

Beginning in Union Square, the pilgrimage route takes about two hours to walk and concludes at Maryhouse, Dorothy Day’s final home. For more information and to view a map, please click here.