"We are not expecting Utopia here on this earth. But God meant things to be much easier than we have made them. A man has a natural right to food, clothing, and shelter. A certain amount of goods is necessary to lead a good life. A family needs work as well as bread. Property is proper to man. We must keep repeating these things." -- founder of the Catholic Worker movement Dorothy Day (11/8/1897 - 11/29/1980) in "On Pilgrimage" (1948), who promoted a democratic socialist interpretation of the Catholic faith. She served as editor of the Catholic Worker newspaper from 1933 until her death, and advocated for "distributism" as an economic model with a mix of capitalism and socialism. She's the antithesis of the proponents of right-wing evangelicalism in today's society. In recognition of her contributions, the Catholic Church has opened a beatification process.
(photo: Bob Fitch photography archive, © Stanford University Libraries)
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