What's the significance of Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton?
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« on: September 24, 2015, 11:57:14 PM »

Pope Francis specifically named them in his historic address to the U.S. Congress today.

I know somewhat about them, Thomas Merton as a writer and Dorothy Day being very pro-worker and also pro-life after having an abortion, but let's have a discussion for everyone: what's their significance?

Why were they mentioned, out of the millions of others who could have been mentioned?
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2015, 01:42:10 PM »
« Edited: September 25, 2015, 01:44:28 PM by Small L »

They were both Americans from the 20th century, they were both supporters of peace and social justice, and they were both orthodox Catholics. Although Merton isn't particularly known for it, he cared deeply for the poor just like Day. He also made great ecumenical efforts with eastern religions which ties into Pope Francis' message of outreach. That's probably why they were brought up (although admittedly I have yet to watch the speech). I know much more about Merton than Day since I've read his books on my own and for school.

By the way, if you're at all interested in Christian spirituality I highly recommend reading No Man Is an Island and/or New Seeds of Contemplation. Of course there's also The Seven Story Mountain which he is most known for.

You can find a lot of Dorothy Day's writings here: http://www.catholicworker.org/dorothyday/browse/index.html
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2015, 04:19:54 PM »

They were both radicals.
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