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Ten years ago on May 1 2013 my mother, Carol Cummings died. I thought of Blake's line, “We are put on earth for a little space, that we may learn to bear the beams of love." Sometimes we achieve that by our own efforts and sometimes by what is stripped away.
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Her life was a long process of letting go, so many things lost or taken away. But her life was enlarged by the things she carried with her, and it grew larger still as she let go of regrets, resentments. She lost memories and words, til there was nothing left but her smile.
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She took me to church every Sunday and imparted her values of fairness, kindness and decency. When I left college to join the Catholic Worker she was initially apprehensive but then said: "We want our children to be safe and happy, but that is not what we want for ourselves...
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90 yrs ago on May 1 1933, at a Communist rally in Union Square, Dorothy Day and a small group of friends distributed the first issue of The Catholic Worker newspaper. As the first editorial announced:
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“For those who think that there is no hope for the future, no recognition of their plight, this little paper is addressed.” In proclaiming the radical social message of the gospel, the paper became the foundation of a movement that continues to this day.
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@OrbisBooks title on Dorothy Day and the CW featured (with discount) this month at orbisbooks.com
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The feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1, is also the 90th anniversary of the Catholic Worker. (Art by Fritz Eichenberg). My reflections in @GiveUsThisDayLP
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In the May issue of @GUTD my “Blessed Among Us” reflections include St Damien of Molokai, civil rights hero Unita Zelma Blackwell, CW co-founder Peter Maurin, historian Cyprian Davis, musician Mary Lou Williams, and more!
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A philosopher’s reflections on living while dying: “My death is close at hand. But I do not think of myself as dying.” wapo.st/3LFQtvZ
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Ilia DELIO leading a program on Teilhard to Chardin at @mariandale_ny. Live and streaming to 11 retreat houses around the country! @OrbisBooks
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Thanks to the Nautilus Awards! Two of my books tied for the same award (a first for me). Hope Sister Wendy and Dorothy are sharing a cup of tea.
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I may not be in Rome when her canonization occurs. But I will be able to say I was on the inaugural voyage of the Dorothy Day Staten Island ferry.
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One can speculate about what she would think of being named a saint or a “great American” (Pope Francis) but no doubt she would smile at lending her name to a Staten Island ferry.
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