Year at the Catholic Worker: A Spiritual Journey Among the Poor

by Marc H. Ellis

Book Overview

Sixty-six years ago the Catholic Worker movement began with the opening of a shared aprtment as a house of hospitality and the selling of the Catholic Worker newspaper for a penny a copy in Union Square. It began amidst the Great Depression with millions out of work and the foundation of American capitalism crumbling. Most of all, however, the Catholic Worker began with the meeting of two persons: Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. Their meeting was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0918954746
• ISBN13: 9780918954749
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"