"It is no use to say that we are born two thousand years too late to give room to Christ. Nor will those who live at the end of the world have been born too late. Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts."
Dorothy Day (1897-1980), co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has recently been proposed for canonization. Through her houses of hospitality, the practice of the works of mercy, and her prophetic work for peace and justice, she offered a radical witness to the gospel in action. But it was as much in her everyday life as in her public activities that she expressed her spirituality and found her path to holiness.
This anthology explores the key themes that underlay Day's spirituality. These begin with the call to see Christ in our neighbors, and the teaching that what we do for the poor, we do directly for him. Day's spirituality was deeply influenced by St. Therese of Lisieux and her "Little Way" that showed the path to holiness in the daily exercise of patience, charity, and forgiveness. Dorothy extended this principle to the social dimension-the significance of all the little protests we make or fail to make. She frequently cited the "practice of the presence of God" and the "duty of delight"-the challenge to put love where there is none. She herself summed up her mission as a response to "the greatest challenge of the day": "How to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?"
Industry Reviews
"Brian Edward Brown's Earth's Journey into Hope is a rare book. It serves both as an introduction to Thomas Berry and a lucid distillation and commentary on what, to my mind, is Berry's own best work; namely, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future. Brown's volume will sit next to my worn copy of The Great Work as its treasured companion." -Larry Rasmussen, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics, Union Theological Seminary, NYC
"Elegant, timely, and lucid. Brian Brown explores and explains central themes in Thomas Berry's call for a deep reorientation of societies that are headed towards ecological ruin and social deterioration. . . . With clarity and purpose, Brown probes the meaning of Berry's proposals in his writings about the 'great work, ' a new story, the problems of advanced capitalism, the necessity of a new ecological and social orientation, and the need for grace and hope. This profound book is academically sound and accessible to all seeking a viable and hopeful future. What could be more needed in these troubled times?" -Heather Eaton, professor, University of Saint Paul, Ottawa, Canada
"This brilliant commentary on Thomas Berry's essays joins Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim's Thomas Berry: A Biography, having the distinction of being written by scholars who knew Thomas personally, who lived with him, who taught his vision for decades. These rare books provide insights that will be cherished for centuries as unique pathways for understanding Thomas' historic work." -Brian Thomas Swimme, professor, California Institute of Integral Studies; author, Hidden Heart of the Cosmos and The Story of the Noosphere
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