I did not convert with my eyes closed. I knew the Catholic Church had plenty of sin within it. How could there not be sin within a church made up of men and women?

—Dorothy Day

quoted in the book, Dorothy Day: An Introduction to Her Life and Thought

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ACTIVE MERCY

In this introduction to the life and thought of Dorothy Day, one of the most important lay Catholics of the twentieth century, Terrence Wright presents her radical response to God’s mercy. Drawing heavily from Day’s own writings, this book reveals her love for Scripture, the sacraments, and the magisterial teaching of the Church. Since her death in 1980, Day continues to serve as a model of Christian love and commitment. She recognized Christ in the less fortunate and understood that to be a servant of the least among us is to be a servant of God.

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