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The Catholic Worker Movement was founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, and centers around a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human being. There are over 185 Catholic Worker communities today which seek to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. Their committment is strong to nonviolence, prayer, hospitality for the homeless, and feeding the hungry, and also to protest to injustice, war, racism, and violence. Of the 185 Catholic Worker communities, 168 are in the US, 6 in Canada, and 15 in 10 other countries. These communities are not dependent on each other and differ in their activities as well as in their connection to the Catholic Church and how they incorporate Catholic Worker philosophy and tradition. | The Catholic Worker Movement was founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, and centers around a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human being. There are over 185 Catholic Worker communities today which seek to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. Their committment is strong to nonviolence, prayer, hospitality for the homeless, and feeding the hungry, and also to protest to injustice, war, racism, and violence. Their motivation comes from the teachings of Jesus, especially from the Sermon on the Mount. Of the 185 Catholic Worker communities, 168 are in the US, 6 in Canada, and 15 in 10 other countries. These communities are not dependent on each other and differ in their activities as well as in their connection to the Catholic Church and how they incorporate Catholic Worker philosophy and tradition. | ||
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=<font color=blue>Dorothy Day</font>= | =<font color=blue>Dorothy Day</font>= | ||
=<font color=blue>Peter Maurin</font>= | =<font color=blue>Peter Maurin</font>= | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 29 April 2006
Overview
The Catholic Worker Movement was founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933, and centers around a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human being. There are over 185 Catholic Worker communities today which seek to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. Their committment is strong to nonviolence, prayer, hospitality for the homeless, and feeding the hungry, and also to protest to injustice, war, racism, and violence. Their motivation comes from the teachings of Jesus, especially from the Sermon on the Mount. Of the 185 Catholic Worker communities, 168 are in the US, 6 in Canada, and 15 in 10 other countries. These communities are not dependent on each other and differ in their activities as well as in their connection to the Catholic Church and how they incorporate Catholic Worker philosophy and tradition.
