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Works of Mercy A wonderful presentation of Fritz Eichenberg's wood-cut art made famous in the pages of the Catholic Worker. 112 pages, paper, illus.
A Priceless View 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
Dorothy Day & the Catholic Worker Movement Comprehensive collection of presentations at the Marquette University Dorothy Day Centennial by a broad array of Catholic Worker movement voices. 511 pages
Confessions of a Catholic Worker 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
A Year at the Catholic Worker 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
A Penny a Copy 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
All the Way to Heaven: A Theological Reflection on Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin, and the Catholic Worker 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
Revolution of the Heart This is the best scholarly book of essays in print about the Catholic Worker movement today. 388 pages hardcover
388 pages paper
The Book of Ammon 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
Voices from the Catholic Worker Movement 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
I Hear Hope Banging at My Back Door 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
The Dorothy Day Book 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
Reluctant Resister 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
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