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Just published! Chris White on NYC Catholic activist Dorothy Day, March 3, Crux online magazine:

Dorothy Day was once considered by the FBI as a “dangerous American,” but the Catholic Church may one day soon declare her to be a saint.

In his new documentary film, Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story, filmmaker Martin Doblmeier takes a new look at why the 20^th century social activist and author was one of the most polarizing public figures in her lifetime to now but is now considered a hero to Catholics on both the left and the right.

The film includes new interviews with the likes of Hollywood star Martin Sheen, Day’s family members, Senator Tim Kaine, and dozens of others who were personally shaped by her ministry.

From White’s interview with filmmaker Martin Doblmeier:

How did Day’s own experience at a journalist shape and inform her activism?

One of reasons I am personally drawn to Dorothy Day is because she was a journalist. In journalism school we were always encouraged to remain detached from our subjects so we could keep some hope of objectivity. But Dorothy Day approached her journalistic talents as a way to champion the cause of the disenfranchised. Over a half century the newspaper she founded, The Catholic Worker, always spoke truth to power. She was unflinching in her demands for justice and fairness in the name of the powerless.

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Christopher White is the national correspondent for Crux. He holds an M.A. in Ethics and Society from Fordham University and a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from The King’s College. He is the former Director of Catholic Voices USA and his writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, New York Daily News, International Business Times, The American Interest, First Things, and Human Life Review, among many other print and online publications. Follow him on Twitter: @CWWhite212