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.
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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.

Apr 28, 2023 · 1:31 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Beautiful reflection. College exposed me to the Catholic Worker and one of their regular publications & of course she and Peter were the theological and spiritual and practical foundation of the movement. What an amazing life she lived.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Yes, she probably would smile. It made me smile too. As a child growing up in Manhattan, my family spent every summer in a "bungalow town" in Staten Island and took that Ferry many times! I think it cost a nickel then. I had no idea DD also lived there!