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Conversion
Suffering
Faith
Peter Maurin
Bonus
100
What is conversion?
an act or an instance of converting; a change
100
What is suffering?
Pain that is caused by injury, illness, loss, etc. : mental, or emotional pain
100
What caused her to search for God?
Her family because they were not religious
100
Who is Peter Maurin?
A French peasant
100
When was Dorothy Day born?
November 8, 1897
200
What is Dorothy's conversion to?
Dorothy converts to Catholicism
200
How did Dorothy suffer?
Dorothy suffered when she saw what other people went through in their lives.
200
Why would becoming a Catholic mean facing her life alone?
Because she had to choose between her husband or converting to catholicism
200
Who did Peter influence and why?
Peter influenced Dorothy Day because he stood for a higher calling and did not believe segregation but that all were created equally
200
When did Dorothy Day die?
November 29, 1980
300
Why does Dorothy say conversion is a lonely experience?
Because she finds faith through solitary confinement in jail from the protests.
300
How was Dorothy able to get through her suffering?
By forgetting about what happened and trying to move forward with her life knowing that it would leave her with a scar of what had happened.
300
What book did she read that expressed the sorrow of a mother bereft of her child?
Silias Marner
300
What was his message?
His message was to help others see his views in a way that was enticing for them to want to join.
300
What is her child's name?
Tamar Teresa Day Hennessy
400
Why did she want her child to be baptized?
Because she wanted the child to live a life already distinguished in its religious aspects.
400
Explain the difference between the two experiences between her arrests in Washington and Chicago.
Chicago: victim of imprudence of her own carelessness (of herself) Washington: felt the suffering for all who were imprisoned
400
Why does her and Forster's relationship bring her closer to God?
Because even though he did not believe she still found a way to believe and be apart of the Catholic faith and is adamant that it is because of Forster that was brought to God.
400
What did he think was the surest way to find God?
Through ones brothers would they find God
400
Who is her husband?
Forster Batterham
500
Who first Catholic she met and how did she influence her life?
Mrs. Barrett, she saw her praying on her knees one time and she never forgets that each time she sees her she remembers that she had joy in her life.
500
Explain the following quote, "I suffered but was not part of it. I put it from me. It was too much for me. I think that for a long time one is stunned by such experiences. They seem to be quickly forgotten, but they leave a scar that is never healed" (20).
She deals with this by moving forward knowing what she has done and that she wanted to be free.
500
What was her confirmation name?
Maria Teresa
500
What did he want the paper to be called?
A Catholic Radical
500
Who taught her Catechism lessons 3 times a week?
Sister Aloysia