Everything by and about Dorothy Day is useful, instructive, and worth a read. Will be recommending selectively for mature readers

The Reckless Way of Love reads like a spiritual diary, offering the reader unique insight into the life of a hero of the Christian faith. Dorothy Day achieved much as a journalist and a social activist. We know her for her ministry of hospitality and life lived among the poor. The Reckless Way of Love showcases Dorothy's humanity and her struggles in life and ministry. While not systematic in form, Dorothy's musings work together to present a type of faith that holds together the tensions of joy and sorrow, meaning and futility. The Reckless Way of Love directs the reader to Jesus and does so without denying the complexity of life. This book is for anyone who seeks spiritual wisdom and encouragement to live a life of faith, hope, and love.

The Reckless Way of Love
Notes on Following Jesus
by Dorothy Day
Plough Publishing

Plough Publishing House
Christian , Religion & Spirituality
Pub Date 01 Mar 2017

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This book covers a more personal dimension of her life and faith while larger collections and biographies which cover radical views and exceptional deeds.


Where did she receive the strength to stay true to her calling despite her own doubts and feelings of inadequacy as well as the demands of an activists life?

In this book we learn how she took the examples of Jesus and applied them in our own lives.


I give The Reckless Way of Love five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!