Dorothy Day
A Radical Devotion

This book, this woman changed my life. At the time I read it, I was myself an agnostic (and former fundamental protestant) and a single mama. I was so powerfully moved by her conversion experience and authentic life of voluntary poverty. I especially related to her opposition to institutions, and he......more

A vivid portrait of Dorothy Day. While I don't think the author fully appreciates Day's Catholic faith, this synthesis of his many long interviews with her left me with the impression of having sat down to tea with the woman herself. A short and simple read, I recommend "Dorothy Day: A Radical Devot......more

i love her :’)......more

Great follow-up to ‘The Long Loneliness.’......more

This is a book about a woman whom I have admired for a long time. It was written by a man who spent many years talking to Dorothy Day and reading her books. Her autobiography The Long Loneliness is referred to often as are a number of her other books. Dorothy Day died in 1980. She converted to Catho......more