The Duty of Delight : The Diaries of Dorothy Day (Paperback)

from ghillis

Really needs to be read AFTER reading a biography (I recommend Jim Forest's All is Grace).

from jd234512

The subtitle to this is exactly what you're getting this book. The Diaries of Dorothy Day. Covering several centuries, although these were edited down to included only those selected for the book you truly get much of day to day life from her. Many of her diaries don't seem to cover the big event...

from bunniehopp

The Duty of Delight gives a deep look into the life and mind of a strong, dedicated, impassioned woman of the 20th century. Dorothy Day was committed to living a life of poverty in order to serve the poor among whom she lived. She was a gifted and talented writer who could easily have been popula...

from mykl-s

Here we have the private thoughts and journals of a modern day saint, a narrative of her life and how difficult and how joyful it was to her. She includes everything. There are passages about buying food, about struggles with authorities secular and religious, about deep spiritual insights. The D...

from AnxiousAnglican

The Duty of Delight is an enjoyable collection of entries from the diaries of Dorothy Day. Day was an American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert. With Peter Maurin, she founded the Catholic Worker, a radical community (and the name of its newspaper) that provided aid to the poor a...