Why Dorothy Day is a Saint for Our Times: A Morning with Martha Hennessy
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On the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Mary, Mother of God and St. Gregory's Hall had the honor of hosting Martha Hennessy speaking on her grandmother, Servant of God Dorothy Day. For Martha, both Dorothy and St. Therese bring "a recognition of beauty and sacredness in the ordinary." Thank you to Bishop Mark Bartosic for presiding! St. Therese and Dorothy Day, pray for us! |
You can listen to the audio recording here.
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About Martha Hennessy
Martha Hennessy is the seventh child of Dorothy Day’s only child Tamar. She divides her time between the family farm in Vermont and volunteer work at Maryhouse Catholic Worker in New York City. Martha travels and speaks on the topics of life and work in community, Catholic Social Teaching, and peacemaking efforts in the tradition of the Catholic Worker movement.
A retired occupational therapist and grandmother of ten, Martha has been arrested and imprisoned protesting nuclear power, war, the use of drones, the torture of prisoners in Guantanamo and other prisons, and the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen. In 2018, Martha took part in The Kings Bay Plowshares action protesting Trident Nuclear Submarines along with six other Catholic peace activists. All seven were imprisoned as a result of their witness. In 2021, the first Berrigan-McAlister award for Gospel nonviolence from DePaul University was awarded to all seven participants. Martha has traveled to Russia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Palestine to understand the effects of war on other peoples.
A retired occupational therapist and grandmother of ten, Martha has been arrested and imprisoned protesting nuclear power, war, the use of drones, the torture of prisoners in Guantanamo and other prisons, and the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen. In 2018, Martha took part in The Kings Bay Plowshares action protesting Trident Nuclear Submarines along with six other Catholic peace activists. All seven were imprisoned as a result of their witness. In 2021, the first Berrigan-McAlister award for Gospel nonviolence from DePaul University was awarded to all seven participants. Martha has traveled to Russia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Palestine to understand the effects of war on other peoples.
