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S'està carregant… Ambassadors of God: Selected Obituaries from The Catholic Worker (edició 2018)de Terry; Daloisio Rogers, Amanda W.; Mauk, Dan (Editor), Dan Mauk (Editor), Terry Rogers (Editor), Robert Ellsberg (Pròleg), Amanda W.; Daloisio (Editor)
Informació de l'obraAmbassadors of God: Selected Obituaries from The Catholic Worker de Amanda W.; Mauk Terry; Daloisio Rogers, Dan
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In a world I won't see, but I wish I would, the biographies of some others here, including a few whom we serve lunch to, would be written and be read as eagerly as you say one of me would be read. --Dorothy Day Ambassadors of God is a collection of remarkable obituaries taken from The Catholic Worker newspaper. Rich in anecdote, detail, and unexpected humor, they tell stories of men and women, living in poverty and distress, who were part of the New York Catholic Worker community. Written between 1936 and 2012, these essays shed light on people who might otherwise have been forgotten, but whose lives had a great impact on those who knew them and loved them. The Catholic Worker and the movement that grew out of it were founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. As Catholics, they sought to live out the Works of Mercy, following the Gospel and the example of the saints. Even years after their deaths, the movement continues to welcome the poor and the stranger in a spirit of nonviolence. These obituaries honor those who came to the doors of The Catholic Worker in great need, and they offer a meditation on our shared humanity. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Another Franciscan sister has subscribed to The Catholic Worker for me for years (a journal of the community started in the 1930’s by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin) quite a different kettle of fish in terms of perspective and tone! But also offering many obituaries–sometimes several in an issue. These were obituaries of the more well-known people in the Catholic Worker community – oftentimes priests, frequently writers and radical activists. Heroes of a dissimilar sort. These, however, I usually skipped over, not having ever known the individuals involved. So when this same sister sent me a copy of Ambassadors of God, a book of Catholic Worker obituaries I was not much interested, truth to tell. But I was asked to review the book, so I read the first entry, titled “Cold and Hunger Is Fatal to Man on 127th St. Pier”, written in January 1936. An unknown man who died due to poverty, was given a place in the annals of this little newspaper. I read on. These were not stories of the priests and writers and activists. These were synopses of the lives of people who had touched and been touched by the Catholic Worker community. Homeless, impoverished, often addicted, these folks were the people the Catholic Worker community embraced. Many were mentally ill. Some were feisty, irascible, and not all that pleasant to be around. Their lives were sometimes long, and sometimes all too short. But in this lovely book, their lives are remembered and celebrated. These are the people Jesus and Francis came to live among. Where else but The Catholic Worker, would these “ambassadors of God” be remembered and honored. The stories are honest, often funny, and always touching. Who would have thought that a book of obituaries could be so wonderful? (