Hennessy dives right into Day’s unusual and chaotic life. Indeed, the complex mother-daughter relationship between Dorothy and Tamar makes up a large portion of the book. In many ways, this book is a dual biography, not only of the author’s grandmother, but also her mother, Tamar, who was Day’s only daughter. Hennessy ( Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker: The Miracle of Our Continuance, 2016), granddaughter of Dorothy Day (1897-1980), utilizes family correspondence, Day’s journals, and her own memories to construct a detailed, riveting biography. She moved in socialist and bohemian circles, and undertook a series of disastrous romances, one of which included an abortion that she later deeply regretted.A rare glimpse into the life of one of America’s most revered social activists. In the 1910s, Day dropped out of college and moved to New York, where she took a job as a reporter for the country's largest daily socialist paper, The Call. She was baptized Episcopalian at the age of 12 and displayed signs at a young age of possessing a deep religious sense, fasting and mortifying her body by sleeping on hardwood floors. The canonical inquiry on the life of Dorothy Day began in April 2016, and involved the interviewing of more than 50 eyewitnesses who knew Day personally the reading of over 3,000 pages that she wrote for the Catholic Worker newspaper and other evidence that was collected and examined to determine whether Day lived a life of heroic virtue.ĭay was born in Brooklyn in 1897 and raised in Chicago. "Folks, you're witnessing history," Dolan said during his homily on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, calling Day a "radiant star" of "American sanctity."
The boxes will be presented to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and to Pope Francis.
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