Beauty is the medium through which Kate Hennessy describes her mother and grandmother.
Dorothy Day
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Saint or not, Dorothy Day belongs on the stage of American theater.
If the Greeks had Antigone, Americans have Dorothy Day.
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Dorothy Day’s granddaughter reflects on her legacy
This week’s guest is Kate Hennessy, who recently wrote an essay for America about her grandmother and famed founder of The Catholic Worker, Dorothy Day. The youngest of Day’s nine grandchildren, Hennessy is the author of Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty. Discussing her inspiration for the book, Hennessy said: “I […]
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Under the Gaze of Dorothy Day: Living with my grandmother’s faith
My grandmother, Dorothy Day, believed that to lose one’s faith was the greatest sadness.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, MLK and Pope Francis: models of good citizenship
Francis has reminded us time and time again that we cannot withdraw into our protective cocoons and ignore what is going on around us.
Posted inFaith, Features
Treating saints like superheroes is a dangerous game.
We have to take the saints down from their pedestals.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Dorothy Day: Future Saint, Imperfect Parent
Kate Hennessey’s new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.
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Called to Be Saints: Why I support the canonization of Dorothy Day
I once heard Dorothy say, “When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.”
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Cornel West Tribute to Dorothy Day
Dr. Cornel West celebrates Day’s 116th birthday with New York’s Catholic Worker community.
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Dorothy Day: A Necessary Saint for Our Time
When I heard the news that the U S Bishops had heartily endorsed the advancement of the sainthood cause of Dorothy Day at their annual Fall General Assembly in Baltimore my heart leapt for joy that this remarkable 20th century Catholic lay woman was at last being recognized as a true model of holi