My grandmother, Dorothy Day, believed that to lose one’s faith was the greatest sadness.

Francis has reminded us time and time again that we cannot withdraw into our protective cocoons and ignore what is going on around us.

We have to take the saints down from their pedestals.

Kate Hennessey's new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.

I once heard Dorothy say, “When they call you a saint, it means basically that you are not to be taken seriously.”