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Now back in print, this short biography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux by Dorothy Day expresses the surprising yet profound connection between Day — the founder of the Catholic Worker movement who was praised by Pope Francis for her passion for justice and dedication to her faith — and the beloved saint best known for her Little Way. Whether you are called to the active life like Day or a more hidden existence like Thérèse, you will discover that these paths have much in common and can lead you to a love that has the power to transform you in ways that are unexpected and consequential. Written originally for nonbelievers or those unaware of Thérèse, the book reflects how Day came to appreciate Thérèse's Little Way, not as an abstract concept, but as a spirituality that she had already been living. Day's life, like Thérèse's, was filled with all the humble, self-effacing jobs that were a part of this work. She found in Thérèse a kindred spirit, one who saw these simple hidden tasks as the way to heaven.

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Dorothy Day's mature assimilation of Therese of Lisieux's spirituality is a vital legacy for the Catholic Worker Movement and for anyone whose life is dedicated to working for peace and justice. --<b>James Allaire</b>, <i>The Catholic Worker</i> Dorothy Day may not be remembered as one of Therese's greatest biographers, but in Day, Therese may well have found her most adept and significant student. On both a personal and a social level, she embraced the implications of Therese's most famous words, 'All is grace.' --From the foreword by <b>Robert Ellsberg</b>, Editor-in-chief of Orbis Books and former managing editor of <i>The Catholic Worker</i> I feel honored to be able to pay this small bit of homage to a book by a saint of our day, Dorothy Day, whose love made her challenge the lie of what she always called 'this filthy rotten system, ' and enabled her to see deeply enough into another saint of our day to recognize a kindred spirit, though her life, on the surface, seemed so different from Dorothy's own. --From the afterword by <b>John C. Cavadini</b>, Theology professor and director of the Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame

Dorothy Day's mature assimilation of Th r se of Lisieux's spirituality is a vital legacy for the Catholic Worker Movement and for anyone whose life is dedicated to working for peace and justice. --James Allaire, The Catholic Worker Dorothy Day may not be remembered as one of Th r se's greatest biographers, but in Day, Th r se may well have found her most adept and significant student. On both a personal and a social level, she embraced the implications of Th r se's most famous words, 'All is grace.' --From the foreword by Robert Ellsberg, Editor-in-chief of Orbis Books and former managing editor of The Catholic Worker I feel honored to be able to pay this small bit of homage to a book by a saint of our day, Dorothy Day, whose love made her challenge the lie of what she always called 'this filthy rotten system, ' and enabled her to see deeply enough into another saint of our day to recognize a kindred spirit, though her life, on the surface, seemed so different from Dorothy's own. --From the afterword by John C. Cavadini, Theology professor and director of the Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame

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"Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. Recently the Vatican named her ""Servant of God,"" the first step in the process of canonisation."

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