The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day

About this book

Dorothy Day co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement has been called the most significant interesting and influential person in the history of American Catholicism. For almost fifty years through her tireless service of the poor and her courageous witness for peace she offered an extraordinary example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries previously sealed for twenty-five years after her death offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her daily struggles and concerns.