![]() ![]() At the same time, she concludes that the Catholic Church and its leadership have lost sight of Jesus’s original mission of helping the poor. She finds she no longer fits in with secular movements devoted to Communism, Socialism, or Anarchism, in part because those groups attract a huge contingent of atheists. ![]() However, the conversion leaves her unsure of how best to promote the change she wishes to see in society. Day converted from a socialist-bohemian to a devoted Catholic. Informed in equal measure by Day’s newfound religious piety and the anarchic streak she exhibited earlier in life, the Catholic Worker Movement-and its attendant magazine, The Catholic Worker-peaked in membership and circulation before losing considerable traction during the Second World War due to the movement’s unwavering allegiance to pacifism. The author recalls Day as one of the chief architects behind The Catholic Worker Movement, an influential community organization founded in 1933 that aimed to help the poor while adhering to the teachings of Jesus Christ. ![]() The book features the recollections of Dorothy's daughter, Tamar. Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty (2017) is a biography of the Catholic thought leader and radical pacifist by Day's granddaughter, Kate Hennessy. ![]()
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