Research Guides: Summer Reading Program 2023: Dr. Rita George-Tvrtkovic

Dr. Rita George-Tvrtkovic, Professor of Theology and Religious Studies

The Reading

Catholic Worker Ideas on Hospitality
"Defends against the charge that (Houses of Hospitality) do more harm than good in providing hospitality to the undeserving. Asserts that doing the Works of Mercy is following Christ and a revolutionary technique. Points to the monastic tradition of indiscriminate hospitality."

Image of Dorothy Day and Angie O'Gorman in front of the Holy Family Hospitality House in Kansas City, Missouri, in the 1970s. Used with permission from the National Catholic Reporter.

The Reflection Question

In an increasingly diverse culture, how is the practice of hospitality practical?