The Gospel takes away our right forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.
Dorothy DayCastro wasn't a Marxist. He was a Catholic educated by the Christian Brothers and the Jesuits. But fundamentally, I'm not talking about practising Catholics, but rather about something which is inbred; that is, a part of your country, your heritage, your life.
Dorothy DayYou will know your vocation by the joy that it brings you. You will know. You will know when it's right.
Dorothy DayI can write no other than this: unless we use the weapons of the spirit, denying ourselves and taking up our cross and following Jesus, dying with Him and rising with Him, men will go on fighting, and often from the highest motives, believing that they are fighting defensive wars for justice and in self-defense against present or future aggression.
Dorothy Day