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Clarification
of Thought Roundtable Discussion
June 6th 7 pm to 9 pm
Omaha Catholic Worker
1104 N. 24th Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Mark Your Calendar
First Friday of the Month
On May 1, 1933, the International Workers' Day, Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day and
friends distributed copies of the first edition of The Catholic Worker
newspaper to crowds marching in New York City's Union Square. 75 years later
the Catholic Worker movement has more than 180 houses of hospitality and farms
around the world.
On June 6th , Friday, the Omaha Catholic Worker will host a screening of the
movie, "Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me A Saint," which premiered to great
acclaim at New York's 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. The film will be followed
by reflections by Brian Terrell and Betsy Keenan who lived at the New York Catholic
Worker houses in the last years of Dorothy Day's life. They now live at the
Strangers and Guests CW farm in Maloy, Iowa. Betsy is a weaver and Brian works
with Catholic Peace Ministry in Des Moines. They have a lot of personal stories
of her as well, as their own reflections on the value of the CW, well after
Dorothy's death.
"Dorothy Day: Don't Call Me A Saint," (http://www.dorothydaydoc.com)
a documentary by Claudia Larson, tells the story of the New York writer and
Catholic anarchist who the Vatican is currently considering for canonization.
But Dorothy is no ordinary saint.
The film begins at the height of the Depression with Dorothy meeting the French
peasant philosopher, Peter Maurin. Bound by the teachings of Christ they created
the Catholic Worker, a social justice movement that persists to this day.
Dorothy's commitment to justice and peace led to several arrests for civil disobedience
and to a life dedicated to helping the hungry and the homeless. In 1980 Dorothy
died of heart failure at Maryhouse, a home she founded for the homeless women
of New York City.
This film is comprised of interviews with Dorothy, her intimates, Dorothy's
personal writings, and compelling images of her life and times. All of these
elements serve to illustrate Dorothy's dramatic attempt to marry her spiritual
calling with her dedication to social justice.
Please come, Invite a friend, Spread the word around. Publish this activity
in your Church bulletin or among your friends. Refreshments provided, bring
some cookies or cake to share. Plan to stay a while and see what we do here.
Jerry Ebner and Kay Forsling
Omaha Catholic Worker
1104 N. 24th St. Omaha, NE 68102
www.no-nukes.org/cwomaha
cwomaha@gmail.com
402- 502- 5887
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