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Karen House Catholic Worker |
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Catholic Worker Resources: Dorothy Day Books This is a not-at-all comprehensive list of some books, movies and posters related to the Catholic Worker. These resources include: 1. Books on the Catholic Worker |
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Please see the Catholic Worker Bookstore to purchase many of these books (some of them are out of print!) |
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Karen House: 1840 Hogan St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314.621.4052 |
Check out the bibliography on this Catholic Worker website for a more comprehensive list of books. Find these books at your local, independent book seller here! |
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Dorothy Day Books |
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All Is Grace A Biography of Dorothy Day Jim Forest 2011 Drawing on her recently published diaries and letters, Forest chronicles Dorothy Day's journey, with special stress on the unique spiritual vision that underlay her dramatic witness. Review of All Is Grace by Amanda Daloisio (from New York City Catholic Worker) here.
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Dorothy Day's Selected Writings One of the best collections of Dorothy's writings- great both as a primer, and for folks familiar with the Catholic Worker. |
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The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day Edited by Robert Ellsberg 2008 Dorothy’s diaries (sealed for twenty-five years after her death) provide an intimate portrait of her daily life and struggles in the Catholic Worker. Read a Catholic Worker Book Review of The Duty of Delight here. |
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Dorothy Day: Portraits By Those Who Knew Her Includes interviews with people in and around the Catholic Worker Movement, organized into themes such as “Politics and Protest,” “What She Was Really Like,” and “Love is The Measure.” Read a wonderful reflection on the book by Karen House housetaker Mark Chmiel here. |
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Love is the Measure: A Biography of Dorothy Day Written by a former editor of the CW paper, this is one of Dorothy’s most accessible biographies. |
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The Long Loneliness Dorothy Day's classic autobiography. (Also available in a Spanish translation at the CW Bookstore here) |
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Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion A readable, powerful book from one of Dorothy’s best biographers.
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The Dorothy Day Book A broad collection of quotes from The Catholic Worker newspaper. |