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Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story

Follow Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression. Features archival footage from Day’s own collection and interviews with actor Martin Sheen, public theologian Cornel West, Day's granddaughters and more.

Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story

57m

Follow Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression. Features archival footage from Day’s own collection and interviews with actor Martin Sheen, public theologian Cornel West, Day's granddaughters and more.

Episodes

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    Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story

    57m

    Follow Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression. Features archival footage from Day’s own collection and interviews with actor Martin Sheen, public theologian Cornel West, Day's granddaughters and more.

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