Dorothy Day
"Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people-- lots of people-- pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?"
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"Maybe I was praying for him then, in my own way. Does God have a set way of prayer, a way that He expects each of us to follow? I doubt it. I believe some people-- lots of people-- pray through the witness of their lives, through the work they do, the friendships they have, the love they offer people and receive from people. Since when are words the only acceptable form of prayer?"
Dorothy Day
"Our problems stem from our acceptance of this filthy, rotten system."
Dorothy Day
"The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor."
Dorothy Day
"As Dostoevski said: 'Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams."
Dorothy Day
"Writing is hard work. But if you want to become a writer you will become one. Nothing will stop you."
Dorothy Day
"When it comes down to it, even on the natural plane, it is much happier and more enlivening to love than to be loved."
Dorothy Day
"Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth."
Dorothy Day
"The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?"
Dorothy Day
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