Loaves and Fishes

Description:

Marking the centenary of Dorothy Day's birth in 1897, this new edition of Loaves and Fishes makes a modern religious classic available to a new generation. A companion to her autobiography, The Long Loneliness, this is Day's frank and compelling account of thirty years as leader of the Catholic Worker Movement and editor of its newspaper. Blending a journalist's perceptions with emotional commitment and warm humor, she shares experiences amid the abandoned and impoverished, the hopeful and idealistic. In the process, she brings to life a host of remarkable personalities, and reveals a life of faith in action. A unique document of American social history, Loaves and Fishes offers powerful testimony to the unswerving faith of a woman dedicated to improving the lot of all people, and creating a viable alternative to the growing ills of a chaotic world.

subjects: Catholics,  Catholic Worker Movement,  Catholic worker,  United States,  New York House of Hospitality,  Catholic converts,  Biography,  History,  Church and labor,  House of Hospitality (New York),  House of Hospitality (New York, N.Y.)

People: Dorothy Day (1897-1980),  Peter Maurin (d. 1949)

Places: United States