Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty

admin • March 1, 2017

An upcoming NY event that might be of interest

Kate Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, will share excerpts from her book, Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved by Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother. Featuring stories of both Dorothy Day and her daughter, Tamar (Kate’s mother), The World Will Be Saved By Beauty is an intimate look at the family life and radical service to the poor of one of America’s great witnesses to the Gospel.

Monday, March 20 @7:00pm
Sheen Center
Black Box Theater
18 Bleecker Street, NYC
Tickets: Free, RSVP Required  SheenCenter.org

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