The Catholic Worker is a newspaper published by the Catholic Worker Movement community in New York City. The newspaper was started by Dorothy Day in the 1930s, and she was the editor until her death in 1980. The price per issue has always been one cent. Writers for the paper have ranged from young volunteers to such notable figures as Thomas Merton, Daniel Berrigan and Jacques Maritain. Ade Bethune and Fritz Eichenberg have frequently contributed illustrations. Categories: Catholic-related stubs ... City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area - Land - Water 1,214. ... Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 - November 29, 1980), initially Marxist, became Catholic in 1927. ... Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A two cent euro coin In currency, the cent is a monetary unit that equals th of the basic unit of value. ... Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk and author, born in Prades in the Pyrénées-Orientales departement of France to an American mother and an artist father from New Zealand. ... Daniel Berrigan (Born May 9, 1921) is an internationally renowned peace activist and Roman Catholic priest. ... Jacques Maritain (November 18, 1882 – April 28, 1973) was a French Catholic philosopher who had one of the great minds of the 20th century. ... Fritz Eichenberg (October 24, 1901–November 30, 1990) was a German-American illustrator who worked primarily in wood engraving. ...
The message here during a recent three-day conference for a group of CatholicWorker families from across the country was dont go on automatic pilot the next time CatholicWorker houses of hospitality for the poor come up in conversation.
It was cosponsored by San Bruno CatholicWorkers Kate Chatfield and Peter Stiehler, directors of St. Bruno Parishs homeless shelter.
The Oct. 11-13 conference was also open to couples who might not minister in a CatholicWorker setting, but who need support and nurturing as they strive to live radical gospel values and cultivate sustainable models of economic simplicity and family life.