Fourth Grade Holy Person...
Dorothy Day (1897-1890) was an American journalist, social activist, and devout Catholic convert. During the Great Depression she co-founded The Catholic Worker, a newspaper promoting Catholic teachings that became very successful and spawned the Catholic Worker Movement, which tackled issues of social justice guided by its religious principles. She also helped establish special homes, called Houses of Hospitality, to help those in need. She took seriously Christ's command to love our neighbors, especially the poor, homeless, and marginalized of society.
Today...Catholic Workers all over the world continue to carry out the Gospel mission of living simply and loving your neighbor: "The Catholic Worker Movement is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today 225 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms."
Hands-on learning opportunities...Located in Old Louisville, La Casa Latina Catholic Worker House, is a House of Hospitality dedicated to housing and serving low-income mothers and children from Latin American countries. To arrange a class tour of La Casa, contact Stephanie Kornexl, a resident Catholic Worker, at [email protected] or (502) 210-0578. For more information visit La Casa on Facebook.
Dorothy Day (1897-1890) was an American journalist, social activist, and devout Catholic convert. During the Great Depression she co-founded The Catholic Worker, a newspaper promoting Catholic teachings that became very successful and spawned the Catholic Worker Movement, which tackled issues of social justice guided by its religious principles. She also helped establish special homes, called Houses of Hospitality, to help those in need. She took seriously Christ's command to love our neighbors, especially the poor, homeless, and marginalized of society.
Today...Catholic Workers all over the world continue to carry out the Gospel mission of living simply and loving your neighbor: "The Catholic Worker Movement is grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person. Today 225 Catholic Worker communities remain committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and foresaken. Catholic Workers continue to protest injustice, war, racism, and violence of all forms."
Hands-on learning opportunities...Located in Old Louisville, La Casa Latina Catholic Worker House, is a House of Hospitality dedicated to housing and serving low-income mothers and children from Latin American countries. To arrange a class tour of La Casa, contact Stephanie Kornexl, a resident Catholic Worker, at [email protected] or (502) 210-0578. For more information visit La Casa on Facebook.