Dorothy Day: Inspiration for the 21st Century Radical

In the midst of the Great Depression and between two world wars, Dorothy Day cofounded the "Catholic Worker". Grounded in a belief in the dignity of every person, nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, hungry and forsaken, the paper quickly developed into a national movement. Both radical and religious, Catholic Workers embraced pacifism during World War II and Vietnam, were active in the Civil Rights movement, and stood in support of farmworkers and laborers. Martha Hennessy, Dorothy Day's granddaughter, will discuss the relevance of the Catholic Worker movement today and share her experiences of living the Catholic Worker life. Part of the Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series.