Author: Joseph Crane

Dorothy Day: Untimely Prophet

Many of my readers either have not heard of Dorothy Day, or perhaps confuse her with a movie actress from the 1950’s, or, better, know she was somehow involved in charity and maybe Catholicism. This would be a good start, especially now, during a time when her influence seems to be at a low ebb.

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Calling and the Soul’s Transformations

A narrow view of soul confines it to the inner nature. How do we account for the relationship of soul and the larger world? How do we define “soul” and to which “larger world” are we referring? Six Wednesdays beginning Jan. 31

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