Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her [Paperback]

Rosalie G. Riegle (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Orbis Books; Pbk. Ed edition (July 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570756643
• ISBN-13: 978-1570756641
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #915,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( D ) > Day, Dorothy

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of TEN best I've ever read, December 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her (Hardcover)

This book completely captivates you. It makes you feel like you are sitting down with all these people and having a cup of hot cocoa. The writer too, has the extraordinary good nature to include herself in the book, remain light and take you with her wherever she knows you'd like to go. The book has amazing insights into every aspect of the human psyche. I found myself reading, being so overwhelmed with its humaness and kindness that I had to stop and press my hand across the page and reverently feel it. It riveting, yet calming.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living with Dorothy Day, December 19, 2003

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Nanette M. Navarre (Saginaw, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her (Hardcover)

It's Sunday afternoon, and I'm unwinding. I sit down to the refreshment of continuing to read Dorothy
Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her, by Rosalie Riegle. I get up to tell you the comfort, joy, and a
whole lot of other things that it gives me! Reading the book is a vicarious living with Dorothy. The
author has done a wonderful arranging of disparate materials, so that there's an appropriate sense of
progression. That's a feat! (This is a book I don't want to end.)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspring,yes,but not easy to follow, January 31, 2005

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A. Hogan (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dorothy Day: Portraits by Those Who Knew Her (Hardcover)

Dorothy Day, saint of the unwashed and unwanted, pacifist/anarchist,who actually lived the verses in MATTHEW 25 about the least among us,was an astonishing gift to Catholicism of the 20th century. Her influence is as great as any prelate[read any bishops letter on poverty,nuclear war,justice and you can see her gentle,firm hand there],yet it is/was as the co -founder of the Catholic Worker movement that she is best known for. these essays highlight Dorthy Day in her graciousness and deep prayer,her temper and moemnts of depression,her undying faith in the church,and unfailing criticism of the state. Dorothy day is not for the faint of heart or spirit.She disturbs,by her constancy and beauty. I am in constant awe...Hugely Recommended