Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day
Dorothy Day, Obl.S.B.,was an American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert...
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth8 November 1897
CityNew York City, NY
peace down-and too-much
No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.
strong-women thinking body
Women think with their whole bodies and they see things as a whole more than men do.
atheist atheism christ
Those who cannot see Christ in the poor are atheists indeed.
reading coffee cups
My strength returns to me with my cup of coffee and the reading of the psalms.
voice evil people
Over and over again, people had to disobey lawful authority to follow the voice of their conscience. This obedience to God and disobedience to the State has, over and over again, happened throughout history. It is time again to cry out against our 'leaders,' to question (since it is not for us to say that they are evil) whether or not they are sane.
faith inspiration embarrassed
If I have achieved anything in my life, it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God.
taken mean saint
When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.
ponds deeds want
What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words, and deeds is like that.
mistake play safe
The biggest mistake sometimes is to play things very safe in this life and end up being moral failures.
fool foolish appearing
You see I'm such a fool that I'm never afraid of appearing foolish.
joy vocation knows
You will know your vocation by the joy that it brings you. You will know. You will know when it's right.
motivational success want
Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily.
faith heart people
"How can you see Christ in people?" And we only say: It is an act of faith, constantly repeated. It is an act of love, resulting from an act of faith. It is an act of hope, that we can awaken these same acts in their hearts, too, with the help of God...
family want our-relationship
What else do we all want, each one of us, except to love and be loved, in our families, in our work, in all our relationships?