Dorothy Day: Food for the Body and for the Soul

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Gr. 3-6. This entry in the Spiritual Biographies series spotlights Catholic social activist Dorothy Day. Not well known today, Day lived her life helping the hungry and the homeless and sticking to her pacifist principles, even during World War II. The account skips over her flirtation with Marxism and the common-law marriage that produced her daughter, although the youngster is prominently mentioned. Shaw notes that Day was considered a saint for her good works, though she was still quite human--a woman who sometimes lost her temper and had little use for volunteers who didn't work. What emerges most clearly is the way Day's common-sense Christianity translated into better lives for untold numbers of people. The crisp series design, with many excellent photos and paintings, is bolstered by colored insets that give readers ideas about doing good in their own communities. A worthwhile addition to biography or religion shelves. A time line is appended. Ilene Cooper
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Dorothy Day was simple woman who chose a simple mission in life. She saw people in her everyday life who needed food and shelter, and she set about finding ways to provide for them. Dorothy Day was a young news reporter when she first began making a difference in the world around her. She believed in the principles of the Bible, and she lived out those principles in her own life. While this is a simple, easy to read biography about an unusual woman, it is more than that. In these pages, you will find challenges to the young reader to find a way to make your world better. A chronology and glossary completes this title that would be a welcome to any library collection, religious or public. 2004, Skylight Paths Publishing, Ages 7 to 10.


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