Discovering Dorothy Day’s “The Long Loneliness”

(Original version published on Goodreads.) I suspect Dorothy Day would have winced at the word “legendary” in the subtitle assigned to her memoir: the autobiography of the legendary Catholic social activist. Humility informs every page of The Long Loneliness. So does clear and inviting prose, a testament to Day’s experience as a journalist. She was aContinue reading “Discovering Dorothy Day’s “The Long Loneliness””

A pro-life journey: “you know what changed my mind?…”

Consider these two tweets from @LetiAdams: I wish I could get it across to ppl just how much “abortion kills a baby” didn’t work to get me to understand the truth about abortion.…You know what changed my mind? Grace. Plus encountering Christians who didn’t shout at me about how wrong I was about everything. ThankContinue reading “A pro-life journey: “you know what changed my mind?…””