Dorothy Day

Mi vida está dividida en dos partes. Los primeros veinticinco años fueron confusos: años de alegría y tristeza... No sabía lo que creía, aunque trataba de servir a una causa. Hay que cambiar los corazones y las mentes de los hombres... y ofrecerles la vision de una sociedad en la que sea mas facil ser buenos.Su proceso de beatificacion, ya iniciado, podria recordar a muchas mujeres de hoy lo grande que es la misericordia de Dios. Ella estuvo al margen de la fe y supo descubrir el camino correcto para vivir en plena coherencia con la exigencia de la fe catolica (Cardenal John OConnor).Dorothy Day (1897-1980), periodista revolucionaria, defiende activamente los derechos de la mujer, el amor libre y el aborto. Ella misma aborta su primer hijo por temor a ser abandonada por su amante. Por su defensa de los pobres y de la justicia social es considerada entre otros, por Barak Obama- una de las grandes reformadoras de la historia americana. Supo oponerse a las lisonjas ideologicas de su tiempo para elegir la busqueda de la verdad y abrirse al descubrimiento de la fe (Benedicto XVI).

Este volumen recopila algunos de los artículos más destacados de Dorothy Day, conocida periodista y activista norteamericana. En ellos reflexiona sobre su vida como madre soltera, su tiempo en la cárcel por desobediencia civil, sus luchas por mantener a flote su Movimiento de Trabajadores Catolicos, y sus viajes en autobuses abarrotados para poder informar, desde primera linea, sobre conflictos laborales, desigualdad racial y pobreza. Sin mordazas ayuda a entender la humanidad y teson de esta incansable defensora de la libertad, y aproxima al lector a su vibrante espiritualidad, verdadero fundamento de su fortaleza.

Cuando Dorothy Day falleció en 1980, el New York Times la calificó como «una militante de la no-violencia, radical en lo social, de una luminosa personalidad..., que luchó en primera línea, durante m

Sin mordazas ayuda a entender la humanidad y tesón de esta incansable defensora de la libertad, y aproxima al lector a su vibrante espiritualidad, verdadero fundamento de su fortaleza. Este volumen

Autobiografía de Dorothy Day, periodista revolucionaria y defensora de los pobres y de la justicia social. Conversa al catolicismo y en proceso de beatificación.“Mi vida está dividida en dos partes.

De 1933 à sa mort en 1980, lactiviste et journaliste américaine Dorothy Day raconte son quotidien dans le journal The Catholic Worker, dont les extraits sont ici sélectionnés et traduits par Baudouin

Nascida no seio de uma família protestante da classe média norte-americana, Dorothy Day tornou-se sufragista, escritora social e política e, mais tarde, uma conhecida ativista católica. Fundou uma especie de movimento espiritual do seculo XX, com uma rede de casas de acolhimento e jornais que abrangia todo o territorio dos EUA e cujo proposito era alimentar os famintos e acolher os pobres, os vulneraveis, os doentes e os necessitados, no espirito da caridade crist.

The compelling autobiography of Dorothy Day, a remarkable Catholic woman and social activist sainted by many, who championed the rights of the poor in Americas inner cities.When Dorothy Day died in 1980, the New York Times eulogized her as a nonviolent social radical of luminous personality . . . founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and leader for more than fifty years in numerous battles of social justice. Here, in her own words, this remarkable woman tells of her early life as a young journalist in the crucible of Greenwich Village political and literary thought in the 1920s, to her momentous conversion to Catholicism that meant the end of a Bohemian lifestyle and common-law marriage.The Long Loneliness chronicles Dorothy Days lifelong association with Peter Maurin and the genesis of the Catholic Worker Movement. Unstinting in her commitment to peace, nonviolence, racial justice, and the cause of the poor and the outcast, this powerful memoir shows how she became an inspiration to such activists as Thomas Merton, Michael Harrington, Daniel Berrigan, Cesar Chavez, and countless others.This edition of The Long Loneliness begins with an eloquent introduction by Robert Coles, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and longtime friend, admirer, and biographer of Dorothy Day.How did a Greenwich Village bohemian become one of the most influential American Catholic figures of the twentieth century?A Bohemian Soul: Experience the radical literary and political scene of 1920s Greenwich Village, where a young journalist searches for meaning among the artists and activists of her generation. A Profound Spiritual Journey: Follow Dorothy Days momentous conversion to Catholicisma decision that would redefine her life and set her on a new path of service and faith. The Catholic Worker Movement: Discover the origins of the Catholic Worker Movement, co-founded with the visionary Peter Maurin, and its mission of unstinting commitment to peace, nonviolence, and the poor. A Legacy of Social Justice: Understand the powerful impact of a woman who inspired generations of activists, from Thomas Merton to Cesar Chavez, through her unwavering dedication to the outcast and marginalized.

Panes y peces enlaza con La Larga soledad, autobiografía de Dorothy Day. En cuanto relato sincero, convincente y profundamente sentido de sus treinta años como lider del movimiento"The Catholic Worker"y directora del periodico homonimo, desarrolla y completa aspectos de su vida y su actividad que solo fueron abordados tangencialmente en la autobiografia. Combinando su percepcion de periodista con un compromiso afectivo y un humor calido, Dorothy Day narra experiencias vividas entre los pobres e indigentes, los idealistas y los que viven en la esperanza, a la vez que retrata y describe a toda una legion de notables personalidades, entre las que destaca Peter Maurin, cofundador del movimiento. Simultaneamente, despliega una vida de fe en la accion, pues publica un periodico, funda granjas en el campo y casas de acogidaen la ciudad y promueve multiples actividades en favor de la justicia social y la paz. Para Dorothy Day, la pobreza es mas que un problema sociologico: es tambien un misterio. Y eso es lo que confiere a este libro su extraordinaria gracia, su dulzura y su encanto. Es un florilegio de experiencias que llegan al alma, narradas con un humor delicioso. Lo cual no significa que debamos disfrutar de ellas y luego olvidarlas. Este es un libro serio sobre temas de la vida y la muerte, no solo para unas cuantas personas o para una determinada clase de gente, sino para todos. Panes y peces es un documento unico de la historia social norteamericana y un poderoso testimonio de la inamovible fe de una mujer dedicada en cuerpo y alma a mejorar la vida de todos los desvalidos y a crear alternativas viables a los grandes males de un mundo caotico.

The publication of the letters of Dorothy Day is a significant event in the history of Christian spirituality. Jim Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. Now the publication of her letters, previously sealed for 25 years after her death and meticulously selected by Robert Ellsberg, reveals an extraordinary look at her daily struggles, her hopes, and her unwavering faith.This volume, which extends from the early 1920s until the time of her death in 1980, offers a fascinating chronicle of her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Set against the backdrop of the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, Vatican II, Vietnam, and the protests of the 1960s and 70s, she corresponded with a wide range of friends, colleagues, family members, and well-known figures such as Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan, Cesar Chavez, Allen Ginsberg, Katherine Anne Porter, and Francis Cardinal Spellman, shedding light on the deepest yearnings of her heart. At the same time, the first publication of her early love letters to Forster Batterham highlight her humanity and poignantly dramatize the sacrifices that underlay her vocation. These letters are life-, work-, and faith-affirming. National Catholic Reporter

For almost fifty years, through her tireless service to the poor and her courageous witness for peace, Dorothy Day offered an example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries, previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death, offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her struggles and concerns. Beginning in 1934 and ending in 1980, these diaries reflect her response to the vast changes in America, the Church, and the wider world. Day experienced most of the great social movements of her time but, as these diaries reveal, even while she labored for a transformed world, she simultaneously remained grounded in everyday human life: the demands of her extended Catholic worker family; her struggles to be more patient and charitable; the discipline of prayer and worship that structured her days; her efforts to find God in all the tasks and encounters of daily life. A story of faithful striving for holiness and the radical transformation of the world, Days life challenges readers to imagine what it would be like to live as if the gospels were true.

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