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{{Ideology
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|title = [[File:Cathwor.png]] '''Catholic Workerism'''
|image = [[File:Ybqyfr8k1nee1.png]]
|caption =Support The Labour Catholicism Movement!
|aliases = CathWork [[File:AnCath.png]] Catholic Anarchism CathAn 
Labour Catholicism 
Anarcho-Labour Catholicism
|alignments =
{{Info|Libertarian Left|Libertarian Left}} 
[[File:Cultcenter.png|link=:Category:Cultural Center]] [[:Category:Cultural Center|{{Color|#9D22B2|'''Cultural'''}} {{Color| #8BC34A|'''Center'''}}]] 
[[File:Farm.png|link=:Category:Primitivist]] [[:Category:Primitivist|{{Color|#046700|'''Agra'''}}{{Color|#674119|'''rians'''}}]] 
{{Info|Anarchists}} 
[[File:Distributist.png|link=Category:Distributists]] [[:Category:Distributists|{{Color|#FCC52B|'''Distributists'''}}]] 
{{Info|Religious}} 
{{Info|Socialists}}
|influences=
[[File:Anticap.png]] {{PCBA|Anti-Capitalism}} [[File:AnAg.png]] [[Agrarian Anarchism]] [[File:Andist.png]] [[Anarcho-Distributism]] [[File:Anpacf.png]] [[Anarcho-Pacifism]] 
[[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism]] 
[[File:Anarchristian.png]] [[Christian Anarchism]] [[File:Community.png]] [[Communitarianism]] [[File:LiberationTheo.png]] [[Liberation Theology]] 
[[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]] [[File:Mutualist.png]] [[Mutualism]] [[File:Synd.png]] [[Syndicalism]]
|sub =
[[File:Maurin.png]] '''Maurinism''' {{Collapse|
*[[File:AnAg.png]] [[Agrarian Anarchism]]
*[[File:Andist.png]] [[Anarcho-Distributism]]
*[[File:Anpacf.png]] [[Anarcho-Pacifism]]
*[[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism]]
*[[File:Anticap.png]] {{PCBA|Anti-Capitalism}}
*[[File:ClassDistr.png]] [[Monarcho-Distributism|Bellocism]]
*[[File:Anarchristian.png]] [[Christian Anarchism]]
*[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]]
*[[File:Community.png]] [[Communitarianism]]
*[[File:Popolar.png]] [[Paternalistic Conservatism|Fanfanism]]
*[[File:Kropotkin.png]] [[Anarcho-Communism|Kropotkinism]]
*[[File:LiberationTheo.png]] [[Liberation Theology]]
*[[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism]]
*[[File:Maritain.png]] [[Christian Democracy|Maritainism]]
*[[File:ORA.png]] [[Paleolibertarianism|Nockism]]
*[[File:Popolar.png]] [[Communitarianism|Sturzism]]
}}
|influenced=
[[File:Christsoc.png]] [[Christian Socialism]] 
[[File:LeftInt.png]] [[Integralism|Left Integralism]] 
[[File:Dsa.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Michael Harrington Thought]] (Formerly) 
|song =
[https://youtu.be/yVJwHwNtvIY Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin] [https://youtu.be/fNbY-HNusBY 🎵 very good] 
|examples =
*[[File:Cathwor.png]] [[Christian Anarchism|Catholic Worker Movement]] (1933-)
|theorists =
*[[File:DorothyDay.png]] [[Anarcho-Distributism|Dorothy Day]] (1897-1980) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|United States}}
*[[File:Maurin.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism|Peter Maurin]] (1877-1949) [[File:Cball-France.png]] France/[[File:Cball-US.png]] US
*[[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism|Ammon Hennacy]] (1893-1970) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|United States}}
*[[File:Anpacf.png]] [[Anarcho-Pacifism|Tom Cornell]] (1934-2022) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|United States}}
|likes = Social justice [[File:Pac.png]] Nonviolence Houses of Hospitality
|dislikes =
}}
{{Quote|
quote="My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left."
|speaker=[[File:Allende.png]] [[Democratic Socialism|Isabel Allende]]
}}
'''Catholic Workerism''', shortened to '''CathWork''', is a [[File:Libleft.png]] [[:Category:Libertarian Left|Libertarian left]] ideology that wants to have an [[File:Awaj.png]] [[:Category:Anarchists|Anarchist]] society with a collection of autonomous communities of Catholics. Their aim is to live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ. CathWork is a devout Catholic and is very charitable and kind.
==History==
===Origins===
CathWork started with the [[w:Catholic Worker|Catholic Worker newspaper]], created by [[w:Dorothy Day|Dorothy Day]] to advance Catholic social teaching and stake out a neutral, Christian pacifist position in the war-torn 1930s. Day attempted to put her words from the Catholic Worker into action through houses of hospitality and then through a series of farms for people to live together on communes. Many people would come to the Catholic Workers for assistance, only to become Workers themselves. Initially, these houses of hospitality had little organization and no requirements for membership. As time passed, however, some basic rules and policies were established. Day appointed the directors of each of the houses, but tried to maintain autonomy in the actual running of the houses. Because of this policy, the houses varied in both size and character: in the 1930s, the St. Louis Workers served 3400 people a day while the Detroit Workers served around 600 a day.
===Spread===
The Catholic Worker newspaper spread the idea to other cities in the United States, as well as to Canada and the United Kingdom, through the reports printed by those who had experienced working in the houses of hospitality. More than 30 independent but affiliated communities had been founded by 1941. Between 1965-1980 an additional 76 communities were founded with 35 of these still in existence today, such as the "Hippie Kitchen" founded in the back of a van by two Catholic Workers on Skid Row, Los Angeles in the 1970s.
===Modern Day===
Well over 200 communities exist today, including several in Australia, the [[File:Cball-UK.png]] United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, the [[File:Cball-Netherlands.png]] Netherlands, Mexico, New Zealand, and [[File:Cball-Sweden.png]] Sweden.

==Beliefs==
The 6 main beliefs (according to co-founder Peter Maurin) of Catholic Workerism are:
#Gentle personalism of traditional Catholicism,
#Personal obligation of looking after the needs of our brother,
#Daily practice of the Works of Mercy,
#Houses of hospitality for the immediate relief of those who are in need,
#Establishment of Farming Communes where each one works according to his ability and receives according to his need,
#Creating a new society within the shell of the old with the philosophy of the new.
Catholic Workerism also supports [[File:Distributist.png]] [[Distributism]] as its economic ideology. Dorothy Day in her book On Pilgrimage describes this distributist economy as follows:

“Distributism calls for a just distribution of wealth and participation in ownership and adequate wages so that workers can buy homes of their own. Advocates of Distributism believe in private property-but private property for everyone, not just the few.”

Anarcho-distributism would advocate the right of everyone to own a home, land, tools, and workers' property in factories, workshops, and shops. This view would be influenced by Proudhon's mutualist economics based on cooperatives under a market.

==Personality and Behaviour==
*He is a devout Catholic, usually seen praying the rosary and wearing a scapula.
*He is very charitable and kind, usually seen taking care of the poor.
*He loves to farm with the [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism|Agrarians]].

==How to Draw==
{{Flag|Cathwork_flag.svg}}
#Draw a ball,
#Draw a white outline in the ball,
#Colour the rest of the ball red,
#Draw a black gear inside the red,
#Draw a white cross in the centre of the gear,
#Draw the eyes then you're done!
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|c1 = White
|h1 = #FFFFFF
|c2 = Red
|h2 = #AE0000
|c3 = Black
|h3 = #141414}}

==Relationships==
===Friends===
*[[File:Agsoc.png]] [[Agrarian Socialism]] - I like the collective farming.
*[[File:LiberationTheo.png]] [[Liberation Theology]] - I'm a part of this movement!
*[[File:Andist.png]] [[Anarcho-Distributism]] - Literally me! Nearing perfection.
*[[File:Guildsoc.png]] [[Guild Socialism]] - I like guilds too
*[[File:Anpacf.png]] [[Anarcho-Pacifism]] - He's really awesome.
*[[File:Dsa.png]] [[Democratic Socialism]] - Fellow Michael Harrington fan.
*[[File:synd.png]] [[Syndicalism]] - Power to the people brother!
*[[File:distributist.png]] [[Distributism]] - He's a good person.

===Frenemies===

*[[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy]] - “As a convert, I never expected much of the bishops. In all history, popes and bishops and father abbots seem to have been blind and power-loving and greedy. I never expected leadership from them. It is the saints that keep appearing all through history who keep things going".
*[[File:Ancom.png]] [[Anarcho-Communism]] - Your economics are amazing and I generally like you, but you are too violent for my taste. At least Kropotkin was based.
*[[File:Sorelia.png]] [[National Syndicalism]] - Hmm, you're pretty authoritarian and a fascist. Just cause some of y’all are Catholic doesn’t excuse your racism and xenophobia!. You however do have awesome economics! Drop the national part and you’d be better. Stay away from me though.
*[[File:Mutalist.png]] [[Mutualism]] - I agree with many of your economic ideas even though you're not very religious.

===Enemies===
*[[File:StateathFedora.png]] [[State Atheism]] - Don't you see that your sinful ways only hurt the worker?
*[[File:Nazi.png]] [[Nazism]] - Unhinged psychopath.
*[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism]] - Communist murderer.
*[[File:neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - Godless slaver.
*[[File:Insarch.png]] [[Insurrectionary Anarchism]] - Violence won't solve problems.
*[[File:Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Same as the above guy, and stop getting the country into wars.
*[[File:Annil.png]] [[Anarcho-Nihilism]] - Another psychopathic anarchist who likes violence and hates catholicism.
*[[File:AnSynd.png]] [[Anarcho-Syndicalism]] - You’re basically me, but why are you in Enemies? Oh I know, you purged [[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|him]]...

==Further Information==

===Literature===
*[https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/tom-cornell-a-brief-introduction-to-the-catholic-worker-movement A Brief Introduction to the Catholic Worker Movement] by [[File:Anpacf.png]] Tom Cornell
*[https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/nicholas-evans-maurin-day-the-catholic-worker-group-and-anarcho-distributism Maurin, Day, the Catholic Worker Group, and Anarcho-Distributism] by [[File:Andist.png]] Nicholas Evans

===Websites===
*[https://www.catholicworker.org/ Catholic Worker Official Website]

*[[File:USASolidarity.png]] [https://ddcasp.weebly.com/ Dorothy Day Caucus of the American Solidarity Party]

===Wikipedia===
*[[w:Catholic Worker Movement|Catholic Worker Movement]]
*[[w:Catholic Worker|Catholic Worker Newspaper]]
*[[w:Dorothy Day|Dorothy Day]]
*[[w:Peter Maurin|Peter Maurin]]

===Gallery===
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Cathworker.png|Old portrait
Legend2T-9x9.png|Credit: [[File:Colmin.png]][[User:TheLegend2TTheLegend2T]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompballanarchy/comments/mqcr2d/the_9x9_compass_of_famous_people/ Source]
Legend2T-8X8.png|Credit: [[File:Colmin.png]][[User:TheLegend2TTheLegend2T]], [https://www.reddit.com/r/Polcompballanarchy/comments/mxw8js/the_8x8_anarchist_compass/ Source]
Based and Jedpilled-ChristianCompass.png|Credit: [[File:Mondistli.png]] [[User:Based and Jedpilled|Based And Jedpilled]]
File:CatholicWorkerismByNazBolGANG12.jpg
File:CathWorkerGenSt.jpg|Alternate design by [[File:NewGenStudios.png]] [[User:GeneralStudios|GeneralStudios]]
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imported>SloppyJoe at 08:13, 27 March 2026