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	Home About Karen House About the Catholic Worker The Roundtable Get Involved Directions Resources		Catholic Worker Resources: Books on the Catholic Worker This is a not-at-all comprehensive list of some books, movies and posters related to the Catholic Worker. Our list includes: 1. Books on the Catholic Worker 2. Peter Maurin Books 3. Dorothy Day Books 4. Related Books 5. Films, Audio, Posters and Icons 6. Our List of All Resources Please see the Catholic Worker Bookstore to purchase many of these books (some of them are out of print!)
			Check out the bibliography on this Catholic Worker website for a more comprehensive list of books.
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			Books on the Catholic Worker Movement
			Dorothy Day's Selected Writings Edited by Robert Ellsberg 2005 One of the best collections of Dorothy's writings- great both as a primer, and for folks familiar with the Catholic Worker.
			The Catholic Worker after Dorothy: Practicing the Works of Mercy in a New Generation Dan McKanan 2008 The Movement did not dissolve after Dorothy Day's passing in 1980 and Dan McKanan explains why, exploring the dynamics of CW communities today.
			The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual And Spiritual Origins Mark and Louise Zwick 2005 Explores the philosophical influences on the Catholic Worker movement, written by the co-founders of the Houston CW.
			Loaves and Fishes Dorothy Day 1963 The story of the Catholic Worker, with wonderful tales of daily life in a house of hospitality, with introductions by Thomas Merton and Robert Coles.
			A Harsh and Dreadful Love: Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement William D. Miller 1973 A scholarly history of the Catholic Worker Movement, capturing the philosophy Dorothy Day brought to bear.
			From Union Square to Rome Dorothy Day 1938 Available for online reading at this site. An autobiography written as a letter to her brother John. It tells of her conversion from Communism to Catholicism, Dostoyevsky, Eucharist, prayer, Marxism, capitalism, free will and St. Teresa of Avila
			On Pilgrimage Dorothy Day 1948 These diary entries written by Dorothy Day in 1948 are an intimate glimpse into Day's personal life and background for understanding the Catholic Worker movement as a whole.
			Voices from the Catholic Worker Movement Edited by Rosalie Riegle Troester 1993 Oral history of the Catholic Worker from its inception to 1993.
			Revolution of the Heart Edited by Pat Coy 1992 A comprehensive book of essays about the contemporary Catholic Worker movement, including a history of the first St. Louis Catholic Worker community in the 1930s. (Edited by a former member of the St. Louis Catholic Worker!)
			A Year at the Catholic Worker Marc Ellis 1978 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.
			Dorothy Day & the Catholic Worker Movement: Centenary Essays Phil Runkel et al., Editors 2001 Insightful collection of essays from a broad array of Catholic Worker movement voices.
			Breaking Bread: The Catholic Worker and the Origin of Catholic Radicalism in America Mel Piehl 1982 A scholarly analysis of the first decades of Catholic Worker history.
			Confessions of a Catholic Worker Michael O. Garvey 1997 Short memoir of Garvey’s time working in an Iowa Catholic Worker House- a reflective, often humorous series of vignettes.