Dorothy Day: A Catholic Life of Action

By Maura D. Shaw and Stephen Marchesi

This engaging introduction to Dorothy Day will show you how one person can accomplish big things.

This colorful book introduces you to the world of Dorothy Day, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will be inspired as you learn about Day’s life—from her efforts to further peace and equality as a young woman to her work helping the hungry and homeless with food, shelter, and unconditional love—and her belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place.

Through enjoyable biography, activities inspired by Dorothy Day’s values and beliefs, and Day’s own words, Dorothy Day: A Catholic Life of Action will show you how to stand up for your beliefs and lead a life that inspires those around you to do the same.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
• Release date: Jan 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781594735066

Maura D. Shaw

Maura D. Shaw is the author of several books for young readers, including the award-winning Ten Amazing People: And How They Changed the World, the historical novel Owl's Journey, and Gandhi: India's Great Soul. Her nondenominational handbook of Earth-honoring activities for parents and children, Celebrating the Great Mother, is popular with families and groups.

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Who Was Dorothy Day?

Dorothy Day began her lifelong work of helping hungry and homeless people when she was a young newspaper reporter in New York City. In 1933, during the Great Depression, she and her friend Peter Maurin started a newspaper called the Catholic Worker so they could tell the world that people needed food for the body and also food for the soul. Dorothy lived out her beliefs in very practical ways; she didn’t just talk about what good things should be done—she did them. She set up houses and farms