![]() ![]() ![]() The Long Loneliness recounts Day’s story as many autobiographies do, with numerous references to the broader scope of human existence and relationships formed therein, demonstrating that Day’s commitment to social action stemmed from her broad range of experiences and desire to affirm the message of Jesus Christ within the context of 20th century America.ĭay writes that her life fell into two major portions, the first being her first twenty years in which she experienced both much joy and much sorrow, years in which she writes “I did not know what I believed, though I tried to serve a cause.” (30) Day considered the second portion of her life to encompass her work with Peter Maurin and the Catholic Worker Movement. While Day stood outside the traditional bounds of American Catholicism, her commitment to journalistic excellence and learning, social poverty, and a re-thought Christian message made her one of the most influential religious figures in 20th century American Christianity. ![]() Dorothy Day’s autobiography, The Long Loneliness, offers numerous insights into the life story of one of the 20th century’s greatest American Catholics and the experiences and thinking behind her journalistic and social work. ![]()
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