Lecture | The Long Pilgrimage of Dorothy Day

Robert Ellsberg will reflect on Day’s long life “on pilgrimage,” and the way her faith was tested by daily life and the challenges of history.

About the Presenter
Robert Ellsberg, the publisher of Orbis Books, worked with Dorothy Day for the last five years of her life, serving for two years as managing editor of “The Catholic Worker.” He has spent much of his life promoting her life and legacy, including editing six volumes of her writings (most recently, “Dorothy Day: Spiritual Writings.”) He is well-known for his many books on saints and holiness, including “All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time,” “A Living Gospel,” and “Blessed Among Us,” drawn his reflections for “Give Us This Day.”