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
prayer believe people
Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people-- lots of people-- pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?
love-is men people
True love is delicate and kind, full of gentle perception and understanding, full of beauty and grace, full of joy unutterable. There should be some flavor of this in all our love for others. We are all one. We are one flesh in the Mystical Body as man and woman are said to be one flesh in marriage. With such a love one would see all things new; we would begin to see people as they really are, as God sees them.
relationship dream action
As Dostoevski said: 'Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.
common-sense trying heroic
Common sense in religion is rare, and we are too often trying to be heroic instead of just ordinarily good and kind.
spiritual each-day doe
Everything a baptized person does each day should be directly or indirectly related to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
new-york government suffering
We need to change the system. We need to overthrow, not the government, as the authorities are always accusing the Communists 'of conspiring to teach [us] to do,' but this rotten, decadent, putrid industrial capitalist system which breeds such suffering in the whited sepulcher of New York.
order trying slavery
Where were the saints to try to change the social order, not just to minister to the slaves, but to do away with slavery?
writing talking important
The work is more important than the talking and the writing about the work.
finals final-words
The final word is love.
sacrifice way worship
Our rule is the works of mercy... It is the way of sacrifice, worship, a sense of reverence.
thank-god problem mediocre
Thank God that He has permitted us to live among the present problems. It is no longer permitted to anyone to be mediocre.
fear order enough
Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them.
kindness believe joy
How necessary it is to cultivate a spirit of joy. It is a psychological truth that the physical acts of reverence and devotion make one feel devout. The courteous gesture increases one's respect for others. To act lovingly is to begin to feel loving, and certainly to act joyfully brings joy to others which in turn makes one feel joyful. I believe we are called to the duty of delight.
giving-up things-in-life life-is
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.