@ the Catholic Worker on 12/13
why are we so obsessed with Dorothy Day?
Needless to say, Dorothy Day is up there in the cracks in pomo pantheon of based gods and goddesses (she may have objected to being called a saint, but there’s no record of her objecting to being a based goddess…jk she def would’ve).
In addition to publishing an obnoxious amount of content about her, we’ve hosted several events at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse. While the community there has been graciously hospitable to us, they’ve been left wondering “who exactly is this strange group of scenesters who keep showing up to these events?” Thus, we’ve been invited to host a discussion at one of their weekly Friday night meetings (a continuation of Dorothy and Peter’s “clarification of thought” meetings) to talk about cracks in pomo and how Dorothy and the CW have inspired our agenda…I mean, mission. The discussion will be led by Cracks in PoMo contributors Emilia Tanu,
, and curator Stephen Adubato.The chat will be on Friday 12/13 at 8 pm at Maryhouse (55 E 3rd Street, Manhattan), followed by snacks and small talk. As always, events at the CW are open to the public and free of charge, though donations are accepted (also it would help if you can RSVP here).
To prep for the event, we’ll leave you with some of our fav Dorothy-related content:
In this piece, I wrote about the drastic difference between the brand of ironic Christianity I encountered at an event that was tied to a certain scene that will be named, and the blatantly unironic Christianity I found at a Friday night meeting at Maryhouse a few days later.
Here, I laid out the itinerary of the Dorothy Day Pilgrimage in the village.
After the election, I commented on how a presentation I attended featuring Dorothy’s granddaughter Martha Hennessy helped me process why it’s so hard for Catholics to engage in politics these days, especially during the latest election season.
Last Christmas, I pointed to the example of the CW as a paradigm for escaping the ideological reductions of Christianity embodied by the wars over saying “Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays.”
In America Mag, I wrote about how much Dorothy loved sex—so much so that she gave it up upon her conversion…“offering it back to God,” as we should with all of the greatest gifts He gives us. I also highlighted the fascinating insights she discovered about queerness during her sapphic phases.
Lastly, listen to our pod interview with Sean Domencic of the CW and Tradistae.