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Works of Mercy
Ed. by Robert Ellsberg

A wonderful presentation of Fritz Eichenberg's wood-cut art made famous in the pages of the Catholic Worker.

112 pages, paper, illus.
$18.00


A Priceless View
Deirdre Cornell

When Deirdre Cornell returns to the impoverished city where she grew up, she rediscovers her own sense of place. Seeing Newburgh NY with new eyes, she learns that you can't go home again but you can return to the foundation of the values you grew up with and make them your own.

208 pages, paper
$16.00


Dorothy Day & the Catholic Worker Movement
Phil Runkel et al., Eds

Comprehensive collection of presentations at the Marquette University Dorothy Day Centennial by a broad array of Catholic Worker movement voices.

511 pages
$30.00


Confessions of a Catholic Worker
Michael O. Garvey

If you'd like a fast, entertaining read that doesn't idealize life in a Catholic Worker house, you've come to the right place. Michael Garvey's late 1970's telling of daily life in a midwest hospitality house is irreverent, hilarious and a very practical snapshot of what you're in for if you sign on. And it's all worth it!

128 pages — paper
$10.95


A Year at the Catholic Worker
Marc Ellis

Reissue of author's reflection on a youthful exploration of life at the Worker. A non-Christian shares his appreciation of the Catholic Worker movement and its important spiritual questions for our society.

164 pages — paper
$11.95


A Penny a Copy
Edited by Tom Cornell, Robert Ellsberg, and Jim Forest

Essays from The Catholic Worker newspaper relating the Catholic Worker experience first hand. A less scholarly complement to Revolution of the Heart.

356 pages — paper
$10.00


All the Way to Heaven: A Theological Reflection on Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the Catholic Worker
Lawrence Holben

From the Author: "What I've aimed for...in this book is neither academic analysis nor a history of the Worker movement per se. Rather, my interest has been a theological exploration of the Catholic Worker vision in all its rich and resonating breadth..."

164 pages — paper
$10.00


Revolution of the Heart
Edited by Pat Coy

This is the best scholarly book of essays in print about the Catholic Worker movement today.

388 pages — hardcover
$12.00


388 pages — paper
$10.00


The Book of Ammon
Ammon Hennacy
Foreword by Steve Allen

This is a story of "a one-man revolution" — the autobiography of Ammon Hennacy: American rebel, anarchist, pacifist and non-conformist Christian. Ammon Hennacy, a prominent figure in the history of the Catholic Worker movement, is famous for his non-conformity, quick wit, pickets and fasts. He was a gadfly, a prick of conscience, to opponents and comrades alike. The literary style of this book is frank and unpedantic — revealing the author as he is. His lifestyle as a wanderer is matched by a text that wanders through history.

510 pages — paper, photos
$12.00


Voices from the Catholic Worker Movement
Edited by Rosalie Riegle Troester

A beautifully collected and edited oral history of the Catholic Worker from its inception to the present with pieces by Jim Forest, Tom Cornell, Jeff Dietrich, the Schaeffer-Duffys, and many, many others.

597 pages — paper, photos
$26.95


I Hear Hope Banging at My Back Door
Ed Loring, The Open Door Community, Atlanta

Stories from The Open Door Community, a diverse group committed to a communal lifestyle, hospitality for the poor and homeless, and carrying the banner for justice for the poor and locked-out. Activities have included worship together, sitting on toilets in Atlanta's Woodruff Park demanding public access to restrooms, acts of civil disobedience demanding affordable health care, and advocating on behalf of death row prisoners and in opposition to the death penalty. Read this to be inspired to go and do the same, or just to learn more about one successful community model.

77 pages — paper
$10.00


The Dorothy Day Book
Eds. Margaret Quigley and Michael Garvey

A delightful collection of quotes from The Catholic Worker over Dorothy Day's editorial tenure. Dozens of excerpts from her own contributions over 5 decades as well as gems from the broad spectrum of influences on the movement. A book you can easily flip through for inspiration.

124 pages — paper
$11.95


Reluctant Resister
Jeff Dietrich

Published in the 1980's by one of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker's mainstays, this volume of letters tracks Dietrich's religious growth while serving a 6 month sentence for an anti-war protest. Ironically, he is currently in similar circumstances today.

165 pages — paper
$10.00