In this issue of Archways, we hope you will find inspiration in our cover subject, Dorothy Day – a laywoman of extraordinary talent, energy and compassion who became a Catholic at age 30 and went on to co-found the Catholic Worker movement during the Great Depression. Over the next five decades, her works of mercy and devotion to the poor and oppressed reached around the world. The archdiocese is now promoting her cause for sainthood.
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FROM THE CARDINAL
In December 1932, Dorothy Day knelt in the crypt of the newly built Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
A WOMAN OF ACTION
The Legendary Grace of Dorothy Day
AGENTS OF MERCY
What You Should Know About ArchCare
Handling the Costs
EIGHT DECADES OF CYO
Faith, Love and Sweat
FORUM
How does the Church decide to call someone a saint?
Setting the Stage for First Communion: A Bedtime Q&A
NEWS AND NOTES
Outside the Box: The Streaming Parish
Office of Black Ministry: More Than a Mass
Issue: Protecting Children
Culture Corner: The Light of Day