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From Union Square to Rome "I have said, somewhat flippantly, that the mass of bourgeois smug Christians who denied Christ in His poor made me turn to Communism, and that it was the Communists and working with them that made me turn to God." — Dorothy Day 192 pages, paper
A Harsh and Dreadful Love: Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement One of the very best scholarly histories of the Catholic Worker Movement, capturing the philosophy Dorothy Day brought to bear. Miller also wrote the most comprehensive biography of Day's life. Originally brought out in 1973. 375 pages, paper
Dorothy Day: Writings from Commonweal For several years before the start of the Catholic Worker, Dorothy Day contributed regularly to the Catholic magazine Commonweal, writings that are rich but often overlooked. 184 pages, paper
Dorothy Day: Portraits By Those Who Knew Her Riegle cherishes the shared story as a literary form and has done excellent work to track down and compile a fine resource of first-hand remembrances of the Catholic Worker movement's foundress. Including an insert of rarely seen photos. "Each page brims with lovely and lively accounts of Day and her passion for justice, truth and peace . . . . an inspirational mix ranging from the reverential to the wry. Well-known writers—Robert Coles, Michael Harrington, Daniel Berrigan, Robert Ellsberg—are included as well as students, artists, barricade radicals, mystics, agitators and cogitators." —Colman McCarthy, in The Washington Post. 192 pages, hardback
Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion Coles is one of Dorothy Day's best interpreters. This biography is eminently readable, but powerful in its insights about her significance. 182 pages — paper
Dorothy Day Poster "Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system" - black and white poster. Perhaps Dorothy Day's most famous quote. Apt for times like ours. $5.00
The Long Loneliness A new edition released by Harper Collins which took out Dan Berrigan's introduction and replaced it with one by Robert Coles. Despite this, the book remains Dorothy Day's classic autobiography which has been unavailable until now. 286 pages — paper
La Larga Soledad A Spanish translation of Dorothy's incomparable autobiography, The Long Loneliness. Not available anywhere else in the U.S. as far as we know. 302 pages — paper
Dorothy Day and the Permanent Revolution A classic short volume that conveys the heart of Dorothy Day's understanding of what the Catholic Worker movement ought to be and shows us its contribution to the Catholic Church. 25 pages — booklet
Dorothy Day y la Revolucion Permanente Translated into Spanish, this classic short volume conveys the heart of Dorothy Day's understanding of what the Catholic Worker movement ought to be and shows us its contribution to the Catholic Church. 29 pages — booklet
Meditations A collection of some of Dorothy's earliest reflections on her life in the Catholic Worker. Material for prayer. 137 pages — paper
Therese: A Life of Therese of Lisieux First published in 1960 as the fruit of 30 years' reflection on the life of "The Little Flower." Dorothy initially dismissed Therese as irrelevant, but later changed her mind. Especially timely because Therese was recently named Doctor of the Church by the Vatican. 176 pages — paper
Dorothy Day's Selected Writings We consider this the best collection of Dorothy's writings. 371 pages — paper
Loaves and Fishes The story of The Catholic Worker with introductions by Thomas Merton and Robert Coles. Merton writes that "it explodes the comfortable myth that we have practically solved the 'problem of poverty' in our affluent society." 221 pages — paper
Love is the Measure: A Biography of Dorothy Day Written by a former editor of the CW paper, this is the most accessible of Dorothy's biographies. 166 pages — paper, photos
On Pilgrimage Dorothy Day's diary from January - December 1948 available for the first time since its limited printing in 1948. A substantial introduction by Mark and Louise Zwick describes her early life and her commitment to the Catholic Worker Movement. Originally published in 1948; introduction 1999, Eerdman's Press. 255 pages — paper |