Dorothy Day,Thomas Mertonand the Greatest Commandment

Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton togethermade history with their radicalwitness to love of God and neighbor.Even so, this evocative saga has notcome center stageuntil now. The firsteverpairing of their personal journalsreveals that Merton drew great inspirationfrom Dorothy Days devotion toprayer, peace, and privileging the least,while she wrote, I must pray to him,after the death of this famous monkwhose meditations on injustice oftenappeared in her Catholic Worker newspaper.Their moving correspondencewith each other, as well as their voluminouspersonal papersmany minedfor the first timealso yield revelationsboth timely and timeless. Deeply researchedand vividly written, this compellingaccount of the two spiritualfigures that Pope Francis showcased toCongress offers valuable insights onliving with integrity despite the odds.Julie Leininger Pycior