Title:
What the Catholic Worker Believes
Date:
October 1, 1933
Source:
Retrieved on March 16, 2025 from https://catholicworker.org/what-the-catholic-worker-believes/
Notes:
Peter Maurin’s “Easy Essay” outlining the program of the Catholic Worker
Peter Maurin
What the Catholic Worker Believes
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The Catholic Worker believes in the gentle personalism of traditional Catholicism.
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The Catholic Worker believes in the personal obligation of looking after the needs of our brother.
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The Catholic Worker believes in the daily practice of the Works of Mercy.
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The Catholic Worker believes in Houses of Hospitality for the immediate relief of those who are in need.
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The Catholic Worker believes in the establishment of Farming Communes where each one works according to his ability and gets according to his need.
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The Catholic Worker believes in creating a new society within the shell of the old with the philosophy of the new, which is not a new philosophy but a very old philosophy, a philosophy so old that it looks like new.