Some "Easy Essays"

"Easy Essays" is the only collection of Maurins small pieces that were published throughout his life in the Catholic Worker newspaper. You can find a copy through Franciscan Herald Press, which republishes them occasionally.

Two representative pieces:

WORKS OF MERCY

The best kind of apologetics
is the kind of apologetics
people do not have
to apologize for.
in the first centuries
of Christianity
pagans said about Christians:
"See how they love each other."
The love for God and neighbor
was the characteristic
of the first Christians.
This love was expressed
through the daily practice
of the Works of Mercy.
To feed the hungry,
to clothe the naked,
to shelter the homeless,
to instruct the ignorant
at a personal sacrifice
was considered
by the first Christians
as the right thing to do.
Surplus goods
were considered
to be superfluous,
and therefore
to be used
to help the needy members
of the Mystical Body.

OR:

The world would be better off
if people tried
to become better.

And people would
become better
if they stopped trying
to be better off.

For when everybody tries
to become better off,
nobody is better off.

But when everybody tries
to become better,
everybody is better off.

Everybody would be rich
if nobody tried
to become richer

And nobody would be poor
if everybody tried
to be the poorest

And everybody would be
what he ought to be
if everybody tried to be
what he wants
the other fellow to be.

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[Dean Taylor]

Hello

I've just uploaded two rare interviews with the Catholic activist Dorothy Day. One was made for the Christophers [1971]--i.e., Christopher Closeup-- and the other for WCVB-TV Boston [1974].

Day had begun her service to the poor in New York City during the Depression with Peter Maurin, and it continued until her death in 1980. Their dedication to administering to the homeless, elderly, and disenfranchised continues with Catholic Worker homes in many parts of the world.

Please post or announce the availability of these videos for those who may be interested in hearing this remarkable lay minister.

They may be located here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/4854derrida

Thank you

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