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Daniel Berrigan and the religion of war
The radical Catholic peace activist believed war is a religion that only a rival liturgy can resist.
Dorothy Day never spoke of her abortion
A century later, I refuse to stay quiet about mine—despite the Catholic Worker movement’s tradition of silence.
Episode 27: Publisher and author Robert Ellsberg, editor of Dorothy Day’s On Pilgrimage (2 volumes)
A conversation with Robert Ellsberg about Dorothy Day’s involvement with farmers’ protests, the Cuban Revolution, the Catholic Worker, and more
Author, Peace activist Jim Forest dies at 80
by Dawn Araujo-Hawkins
The stubborn love and inflexible mercy of Dorothy Day
More than a memoir, Kate Hennessy's book about her grandmother is a participant biography written from the inside out.
by Richard Lischer
It’s been 100 years since your birth and almost 75 since you entered the abbey. You died with your story unfinished.
by Carol Zaleski
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship board knew it had a choice: build an institution, or build a movement.
by Carol Howard Merritt