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A 2 1/2 minute clip of this video from Vocal Rush shared in Oct. 2025, is our most popular post to date with over 1 million views. To celebrate, today we’re sharing the complete 3 1/2 minute video. #AllGoodPeople #VocalRush #DeltaRae #MusicOnlyMonday

Women’s History Month

Dorothy Day was arrested multiple times for standing with workers, resisting war, and defending the dignity of the poor.

Journalist.
Catholic Worker founder.
Pacifist.
Woman of deep prayer.

Her faith wasn’t quiet.

It challenged unjust systems.
It defended the vulnerable.
It insisted the Gospel must be lived.

Sometimes holiness looks like holy trouble.

#WomensHistoryMonth #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HolyTrouble #SaintsWereWoke

Women’s History Month

Dorothy Day was arrested multiple times for standing with workers, resisting war, and defending the dignity of the poor.

Journalist.
Catholic Worker founder.
Pacifist.
Woman of deep prayer.

Her faith wasn’t quiet.

It challenged unjust systems.
It defended the vulnerable.
It insisted the Gospel must be lived.

Sometimes holiness looks like holy trouble.

#WomensHistoryMonth #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HolyTrouble #SaintsWereWoke

Women’s History Month

Dorothy Day was arrested multiple times for standing with workers, resisting war, and defending the dignity of the poor.

Journalist.
Catholic Worker founder.
Pacifist.
Woman of deep prayer.

Her faith wasn’t quiet.

It challenged unjust systems.
It defended the vulnerable.
It insisted the Gospel must be lived.

Sometimes holiness looks like holy trouble.

#WomensHistoryMonth #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HolyTrouble #SaintsWereWoke

Women’s History Month

Dorothy Day was arrested multiple times for standing with workers, resisting war, and defending the dignity of the poor.

Journalist.
Catholic Worker founder.
Pacifist.
Woman of deep prayer.

Her faith wasn’t quiet.

It challenged unjust systems.
It defended the vulnerable.
It insisted the Gospel must be lived.

Sometimes holiness looks like holy trouble.

#WomensHistoryMonth #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HolyTrouble #SaintsWereWoke

Women’s History Month

Dorothy Day was arrested multiple times for standing with workers, resisting war, and defending the dignity of the poor.

Journalist.
Catholic Worker founder.
Pacifist.
Woman of deep prayer.

Her faith wasn’t quiet.

It challenged unjust systems.
It defended the vulnerable.
It insisted the Gospel must be lived.

Sometimes holiness looks like holy trouble.

#WomensHistoryMonth #DorothyDay #CatholicWorker #HolyTrouble #SaintsWereWoke

Conversion is not just personal.
It’s generational.

If old white women helped normalize the system,
old white women can disrupt it.

And we happen to know a few. #HolyTrouble #OldWhiteWomen

When Silence Protects Power

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Callais decision and a renewed wave of racial gerrymandering across the South, one painful truth remains: much of the Church is silent.

That silence matters.

With more than one million Black Catholics living in the South, attacks on voting rights are not abstract legal disputes. They are assaults on human dignity, on political representation, and on the sacred right of communities to have their voices heard.

We remember Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the Black Catholic sister who marched in Selma to Montgomery marches and declared:

“I’m here because I’m a Negro, a nun, a Catholic, and because I want to bear witness.”

Her witness still speaks.

Surely she would ask why, in this moment, so few Church leaders are speaking with the same moral clarity.

Racism does not sustain itself alone. It is maintained through systems of power and through the silence of those who know better. White male dominance persists not simply because some seek to preserve it, but because too many others refuse to confront it.

The Gospel does not permit neutrality in the face of injustice.

Jesus did not remain silent when the powerful exploited the vulnerable. He confronted empire and its false prophets. He stood with those pushed to the margins and proclaimed that every person bears the image of God.

We are grateful for leaders such as Pope Leo XIV who have spoken with courage and consistency. But this moment requires more than isolated voices.

The Catholic witness for justice must be visible and vocal.

From cathedrals to parish churches, from bishops to laypeople, we are all called to bear witness.

Because voting rights are human rights.

Because racial justice is a Gospel issue.

Because silence, too, is a choice. #GoodTrouble #HolyTrouble

When Silence Protects Power

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Callais decision and a renewed wave of racial gerrymandering across the South, one painful truth remains: much of the Church is silent.

That silence matters.

With more than one million Black Catholics living in the South, attacks on voting rights are not abstract legal disputes. They are assaults on human dignity, on political representation, and on the sacred right of communities to have their voices heard.

We remember Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the Black Catholic sister who marched in Selma to Montgomery marches and declared:

“I’m here because I’m a Negro, a nun, a Catholic, and because I want to bear witness.”

Her witness still speaks.

Surely she would ask why, in this moment, so few Church leaders are speaking with the same moral clarity.

Racism does not sustain itself alone. It is maintained through systems of power and through the silence of those who know better. White male dominance persists not simply because some seek to preserve it, but because too many others refuse to confront it.

The Gospel does not permit neutrality in the face of injustice.

Jesus did not remain silent when the powerful exploited the vulnerable. He confronted empire and its false prophets. He stood with those pushed to the margins and proclaimed that every person bears the image of God.

We are grateful for leaders such as Pope Leo XIV who have spoken with courage and consistency. But this moment requires more than isolated voices.

The Catholic witness for justice must be visible and vocal.

From cathedrals to parish churches, from bishops to laypeople, we are all called to bear witness.

Because voting rights are human rights.

Because racial justice is a Gospel issue.

Because silence, too, is a choice. #GoodTrouble #HolyTrouble

When Silence Protects Power

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Callais decision and a renewed wave of racial gerrymandering across the South, one painful truth remains: much of the Church is silent.

That silence matters.

With more than one million Black Catholics living in the South, attacks on voting rights are not abstract legal disputes. They are assaults on human dignity, on political representation, and on the sacred right of communities to have their voices heard.

We remember Sister Mary Antona Ebo, the Black Catholic sister who marched in Selma to Montgomery marches and declared:

“I’m here because I’m a Negro, a nun, a Catholic, and because I want to bear witness.”

Her witness still speaks.

Surely she would ask why, in this moment, so few Church leaders are speaking with the same moral clarity.

Racism does not sustain itself alone. It is maintained through systems of power and through the silence of those who know better. White male dominance persists not simply because some seek to preserve it, but because too many others refuse to confront it.

The Gospel does not permit neutrality in the face of injustice.

Jesus did not remain silent when the powerful exploited the vulnerable. He confronted empire and its false prophets. He stood with those pushed to the margins and proclaimed that every person bears the image of God.

We are grateful for leaders such as Pope Leo XIV who have spoken with courage and consistency. But this moment requires more than isolated voices.

The Catholic witness for justice must be visible and vocal.

From cathedrals to parish churches, from bishops to laypeople, we are all called to bear witness.

Because voting rights are human rights.

Because racial justice is a Gospel issue.

Because silence, too, is a choice. #GoodTrouble #HolyTrouble

Woke saints made history.
Holy trouble makers keep it going.
Tees & sweatshirts available in black or white. Available here: https://bit.ly/4iGy3Kv

#SaintsWereWoke #HolyTroubleMaker

Just spreading a little joy. #SpreadJoy

“War, war is stupid...”
— Culture Club

Sometimes the truth is that simple.

Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement have long proclaimed what the Gospel makes clear: war is not the way.

“War must cease. There are no victories.”

And as historian Howard Zinn reminds us:
“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”

Jesus did not tell us to conquer our enemies.
He told us to love them.

Blessed are the peacemakers.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

A child at prayer.

Since 1847, this statue of Mary as a young girl has accompanied the Sisters of Charity—from our first Motherhouse at McGown’s Pass in what is now Central Park, to Mount Saint Vincent, and now to the chapel of Elizabeth Seton Children’s Center.

Nearly two centuries later, Mary still bows her head in quiet trust.

May her gentle presence bring peace to every child and hope to every family.

Rededicate 252. #HolyTrouble

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, our foundress, was born in 1774.

252 years later we rededicate our commitment to God and St. Elizabeth, that we will always stand with the oppressed & marginalized. #LGBTQJustice #SaintsWereWoke

“Love your country—yet also all countries… see things as they are.”
— St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

True patriotism does not close our eyes to injustice.
It opens them to the dignity of every person.

Love your country.
And also all countries.

#OpenYourEyes #HolyTrouble #Truth

This weekend, some Christian Nationalist religious and political leaders will gather in Washington to “rededicate” America to God.

But God is not deceived by pageantry.

You cannot rededicate a nation to God while:

* denying people the right to vote,
* separating families,
* terrorizing immigrants,
* abandoning the poor,
* harming the vulnerable,
* and using religion to justify the pursuit of power.

If we truly wish to honor God, we do not need another ceremony.

We need conversion.

Spend a day feeding the hungry.
Welcome the stranger.
Protect the dignity of every person.
Defend every voice at the ballot box.
Care for the poor.
Tell the truth.
Seek justice.
Walk humbly with God.

We pray for all participating in Rededicate 250, especially our Catholic brothers, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron, that they may look not to Caesar 2.0, but to the Gospel—and to the example of Pope Leo XIV, who continues to call the Church to truth, mercy, and the common good.

“God is not mocked.” — Galatians 6:7

Today, faith leaders and voting rights advocates crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to defend one of the most sacred rights in a democracy: the right to vote. The march responded to renewed attacks on voting protections, especially in communities of color.

Tomorrow, some will gather in Washington to “rededicate” America to God.

But a nation is not dedicated to God by waving flags, holding prayer rallies, or invoking the name of Jesus while undermining the dignity and rights of God’s people.

A nation is dedicated to God when every voice is heard.
When every vote is counted.
When the common good comes before the pursuit of power.

The road to God runs through justice.