Martha Hennessy, Dorothy Day’s Granddaughter to speak at St. Joe’s

Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin: A Discipleship Needed for Today

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Martha Hennessy, granddaughter of Dorothy Day, will be speaking at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality, The Rochester Catholic Worker, on Wednesday May 11, 2016. An optional Mass will be celebrated at 5 PM at St. Joseph’s followed by Hennessy’s talk at 6:30 PM. This event is free, but if you wish to donate money, all proceeds will go to the New York City Catholic Worker.
Hennessy will present Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin: A Discipleship Needed for Today, in which she will discuss her grandmother’s efforts to found the Catholic Worker Movement and how she devoted her life to serving those most in need. She will also share personal memories of Dorothy Day, and discuss how her movement continues today. Hennessy travels and speaks on the topics of life and work in community, Catholic social teaching, and peacemaking efforts in the tradition of the Catholic Worker Movement.

A retired occupational therapist, Hennessy divides her time between family in Vermont and work at the Maryhouse Catholic Worker in New York City, New York. An outspoken activist, she has been imprisoned for protesting war, nuclear power and weapons, the use of drones, and the torture of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. She has traveled to Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Palestine and Russia to understand the effects of war on people. Additionally, Hennessy participated in a nine-day fast for peace, taught conversational English to Kurdish children in Iraq, and met with Palestinians on the border of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
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Baden Street Mission Presents Martha Hennessey: Strangers in Our Midst

Martha Hennessy will also be speaking on Thursday, May 12 at the Downtown Rochester Holiday Inn at 12:00 PM. This event is sponsored by the Baden St. Mission. For information please visit www.badenstreet.org

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