On my way for the maiden voyage of the new Staten Island ferry, the #DorothyDay. For anyone wondering about the connection: SI is where Dorothy lived with the man she loved, where her daughter was born, where she found herself beginning to pray and decided to become a Catholic.
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Later it was the site of a Catholic Worker farm. Later still she kept a small house in the Spanish Camp where she liked to escape for rest and reflection.
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And it is there in Resurrection Cemetery that she was buried after her death on Nov 29 1980. Staten Island held deep meaning for her, site of her first beginning and last end and many times in between.

Apr 28, 2023 · 1:31 PM UTC

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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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