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Original Title:	The Long Loneliness
ISBN:	0060617519 (ISBN13: 9780060617516)
Edition Language:	English

The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist

Dorothy Day

Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

Rating: 4.08 | 3209 Users | 311 Reviews

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This inspiring and fascinating memoir, subtitled, “The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist,” The Long Loneliness is the late Dorothy Day’s compelling autobiographical testament to her life of social activism and her spiritual pilgrimage.

A founder of the Catholic Worker Movement and longtime associate of Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day was eulogized in the New York Times as, “a nonviolent social radical of luminous personality.” The Long Loneliness recounts her remarkable journey from the Greenwich Village political and literary scene of the 1920s through her conversion to Catholicism and her lifelong struggle to help bring about “the kind of society where it is easier to be good.” (Description from Amazon.)

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Title	:	The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
Author	:	Dorothy Day
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2009 by HarperOne (first published February 1952)
Categories	:	Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Religion. Spirituality. Theology

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Dorothy Day was a journalist/writer and founder of the Catholic Worker movement in the 1930s. The Catholic Worker movement emphasized care for the poor, voluntary poverty, and communal living with a communist flavor. I'm not going to get into my misgivings about some aspects of the Catholic Worker movement. The book gave a great impression of urban life from the turn of the century through the WW II era. Day is at her best when she writes about her formative years and her Catholic conversion as

Dorothy Day's life story is remarkable. In this, the story of her life, she goes into incredible detail about her family and her early days with a nostalgic faith and joy. She draws you into her life as a political activist turned social activist turned Catholic worker. And all this while falling for a man, having a baby out of wedlock and then having to choose between God and this man..Throughout her life, weaves one common thread--her search for and obedience to God. Her love of God and His

In some ways this book is dated but the story of Dorothy Day is important for anyone who is interested in peace and justice. The movement she started, the Catholic Worker, was extraordinary. Highly recommend.

Dorothy Day is very inspiring to me. She founded the Catholic Worker. First it was a publication talking about the issues of the time (the 30's, 40's ?) and then they created Hospitality Houses to serve and house the homeless. She took the teachings of Jesus to heart, and practiced them in a very real way, and even defied the Catholic Church from time to time in her radical criticisms of society and capitalism, and the way the Catholic Church often skirted social justice issues. Other churches

What a life! Dorothy Day is inspiring in her commitment to her faith, in putting her faith in action, despite the opinions, criticisms, and dogmas of others and of institutions. I admire her blend of anarchism and Christianity, and how by blending them, she cleaved to the truest core of those seemingly different ideologies and theologies, and demonstrated how very compatible (and necessarily so, if they are to be lived out instead of merely preached) they are. An exemplar of self-sacrifice, of

This was a great book by catholic social activist and co founder of the catholic workers movement Dorothy Day. Being an autobiography, it was awesome to see the transformation that this woman's life took. Inspiring to see the road Dorothy Day traveled as she discovered her purpose in life. The book challenges action on the part of christians to love your neighbor as yourself, and above yourself. Now I want to go live in a hospitality house and care for the poor and homeless!

I found myself refreshed learning about this kind of radicalism. Such passion for Christ, and yet so different from the familiar preachers, missionaries and such. Doris revealed to me a new approach for the faith and helped me see what poverty, sacrifice, grace and service for the Lord mean. I felt drawn into the world in which she lived and could use that position to re-evaluate my own. Her clear, expressive writing was a joy to read.