dorothy day

“ Charity is only as warm as those who administer it. ”

“ Poverty is simple and complex at once; it is a social phenomenon and a personal matter.. ”

“ God meant for things to be much easier than we have made them. ”

“ Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth. ”

“ Our rule is the works of mercy. It is the way of sacrifice, worship, a sense of reverence. ”

“ The basis of the liturgical movement is prayer, the liturgical prayer of the church. ”

“ It is only through religion that communism can be achieved, and has been achieved over and over. ”

“ The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us? ”

“ We must reach our brother, never toning down our fundamental oppositions. ”

“ Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily. ”