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The Catholic worker after Dorothy : practicing the works of mercy in a new generation / Dan McKanan.

By: Publisher: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Description: 236 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780814631874
  • 0814631878
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Contents:
Introduction : still going on -- Part 1. Four generations of Catholic workers -- The founders -- On pilgrimage -- The flowering of the sixties -- After Dorothy -- Part 2. Rules, families, and the church -- Aims and means -- Inventing the Catholic worker family -- Wrestling with the church -- Conclusion : the future of the works of mercy.
Review: When Dorothy Day died in 1980, many people assumed that the movement she had founded would gradually fade away. But the current state of the Catholic Worker movement - more than two hundred active communities - reflects Day's fierce attention to the present moment and the local community. "These communities have prospered," according to Dan McKanan, "because Day and Maurin provided them with a blueprint that emphasized creativity more than rigid adherence to a single model." Day wanted Catholic Worker communities to be free to shape their identities around the local needs and distinct vocations of their members. Open to single people and families, in urban and rural areas, the Catholic Worker and its core mission have proven to be both resilient and flexible. The Catholic Worker after Dorothy explores the reality of Catholic Worker communities today.
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Main Collection John Kinder Theological Library BX810.C395 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A42360098

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : still going on -- Part 1. Four generations of Catholic workers -- The founders -- On pilgrimage -- The flowering of the sixties -- After Dorothy -- Part 2. Rules, families, and the church -- Aims and means -- Inventing the Catholic worker family -- Wrestling with the church -- Conclusion : the future of the works of mercy.

When Dorothy Day died in 1980, many people assumed that the movement she had founded would gradually fade away. But the current state of the Catholic Worker movement - more than two hundred active communities - reflects Day's fierce attention to the present moment and the local community. "These communities have prospered," according to Dan McKanan, "because Day and Maurin provided them with a blueprint that emphasized creativity more than rigid adherence to a single model." Day wanted Catholic Worker communities to be free to shape their identities around the local needs and distinct vocations of their members. Open to single people and families, in urban and rural areas, the Catholic Worker and its core mission have proven to be both resilient and flexible. The Catholic Worker after Dorothy explores the reality of Catholic Worker communities today.

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