Dorothy Day, Saint of the Gutter Beautiful, lived for nearly 50 years in various Catholic Worker Houses of Hospitality: and many times, in addition to peeling potatoes, protesting war and any number of injustices. Through it all, her most frequent companion was a copy of a "Breviary" -- a prayer book most often used by monastics... She was not, though, a crazed Catholic conservative in which the imitation of the priesthood was thought to be the "mark" of holiness. Rather, her life experiences compelled a daily centering, through the darkness of faith, a surrender to love and the oftentimes seemingly distant possibility of a Divine Presence... War in the headlines should elicit a similar response in our lives... how else can we truly live, hope, and even survive as human beings?
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10/12/2022 10:21:09 am
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AuthorRobert Daniel Smith was privileged to serve the homeless and marginalized for 30 years in California. He is living now almost within shouting distance of the Twin Cities. He is a poet, artist, writer, and long-time Companion of the Way still dreaming... Archives
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