Dorothy Day

Description

Dorothy Day has been described as the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism." Outside The Catholic Worker (which she edited from 1933 to her death), Day wrote for no other publication so often and over such an extended period - covering six decades - as the independent Catholic journal of opinion, Commonweal. Gathered here for the first time are Day's complete Commonweal pieces, including articles, reviews, and published letters-to-the-editor. They range from the personal to the polemical; from youthful enthusiasm to the gratitude of an aged warrior; sketches from works in progress; portraits of prisoners and dissidents; and a gifted reporter's dispatches from the flash points of mid-twentieth-century social and economic conflict. Day's writing offers readers not only an overview of her fascinating life but a compendium of her prophetic insights, spiritual depth, and unforgettable prose.

Description

"Gathered here for the first time are Day's complete Commonweal pieces, including articles, reviews, and published letters-to-the-editor. They offer the reader not only an overview of Day's fascinating life but also a compendium of her prophetic insights, spiritual depth, and unforgettable prose. Her writing transcends her times."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

IT WAS HARD for old Brother Stanislaus to get used to new ways, the new rule, of the religious house in America to which he had been transferred.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Dorothy Day: Writings from CommonwealPaperbackLiturgical Press2002-12-01
• Dorothy DayVideo RecordingCredence Cassettes1974-01-01
• Dorothy DayTemplegate Publishers1996-01-01
• Dorothy DayPaperbackTemplegate Publishers1997-02-01
• Dorothy DayHardcoverLiguori Publications2003-01-01