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Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal »

Authors: Dorothy Day, Patrick Jordan
ISBN-13: 9780814628751, ISBN-10: 0814628753
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Liturgical Press, The
Date Published: October 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Dorothy Day

Book Synopsis

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.

	Introduction
1	The Brother and the Rooster	1
2	Guadalupe	7
3	A Letter from Mexico City	11
4	Spring Festival in Mexico	16
5	Bed	21
6	Now We Are Home Again	24
7	Notes from Florida	28
8	East Twelfth Street	32
9	Review: Everybody's Saint by Elizabeth von Schmidt-Pauli	37
10	Real Revolutionists	39
11	Review: Catholic Poets by Thomas Walsh	44
12	For the Truly Poor	47
13	Saint John of the Cross	52
14	Houses of Hospitality	56
15	The House on Mott Street	61
16	Tale of Two Capitals	67
17	Letter: In the Name of the Staff	74
18	King, Ramsay and Connor	75
19	It Was a Good Dinner	80
20	About Mary	84
21	Tobacco Road	88
22	Review: In the Steps of Moses by Louis Golding	91
23	Review: Our Lady of the Birds by Louis J. A. Mercier	93
24	Peter and Women	94
25	Letter: Things Worth Fighting For?	101
26	The Scandal of the Works of Mercy	103
27	Traveling by Bus	111
28	Letter: Blood, Sweat and Tears	117
29	The Story of Steve Hergenhan	121
30	Priest of the Immediate	127
31	We Plead Guilty	132
32	Letter: From Dorothy Day	139
33	Pilgrimage to Mexico	141
34	In Memory of Ed Willock	147
35	Southern Pilgrimage	153
36	'A.J.'	158
37	Dorothy Day on Hope	163
38	A Reminiscence at 75	165
	Index	171

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