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The Dorothy Day Story

  • Fred Vigeant
Watch Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story Thursday, March 18 at 9:00pm on WITF. You can stream WITF TV live on our website and through the PBS Video app on Roku, Apple TV and iPhone and Android smartphones. The program is also available on-demand through the PBS Video app.

 

 

Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story traces Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression.

The documentary uses extensive archival footage from Day’s own collection, and features interviews with actor Martin Sheen, public theologian Cornel West, Senator Tim Kaine, biographer Robert Ellsberg, and Day’s granddaughters.

Watch Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story March 18 at 9:00pm on WITF. This documentary is available via the PBS Video app for on-demand viewing.

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