year at the Catholic Worker, A
Book Description
In the early 1970s, Marc H. Ellis embarked on a profound spiritual journey that would reshape his understanding of faith, service, and human dignity. This intimate diary chronicles his transformative year living among New York City's most vulnerable residents as part of the Catholic Worker movement, a grassroots initiative born during the Great Depression from the visionary partnership between Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin.
Ellis opens a window into a world where homelessness, destitution, and grinding poverty create daily challenges that test both body and spirit. Yet within this harsh reality, he discovers something unexpected: a vibrant spiritual life flourishing among those society often overlooks. Through his candid observations and personal reflections, readers witness how commitment, hope, and faith emerge not despite suffering, but often because of it.
This compelling account offers more than historical documentation of urban poverty. Ellis reveals how direct service to others becomes a pathway to spiritual awakening, showing how genuine encounter with human need can deepen one's understanding of purpose and meaning. His honest portrayal of life in the Catholic Worker houses of hospitality demonstrates that spiritual growth often occurs not in comfortable settings, but in places where we confront our own limitations and discover unexpected sources of grace.
For readers seeking authentic spiritual transformation, Ellis provides a roadmap for finding the sacred in service to others.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~5 hours)
📄 Length: 164 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Jews
- ✓ Explore Biography
- ✓ Explore Christian biography
- ✓ Explore RELIGION
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore General
- ✓ Explore Christian Life
- ✓ Explore Mouvement ouvrier catholique
