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Kate Hennessy

Kate Hennessy

American writer

For the Australian journalist, see Pascall Prize.

Kate Hennessy (born 1960) is an American writer.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Life and work

Hennessy grew up Weathersfield, Vermont. She is the ninth and youngest child of David Hennessy and Tamar Day Hennessy, the only child of Dorothy Day. Her sister is Martha Hennessy.

Hennessy was raised, in her words, "outside the church, but inside the Catholic Worker."[7]

Her work has been included in Best American Travel Writing.[8]

Kate attended New York University and the School for International Training in Vermont.[9]

Her book, Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty: An Intimate Portrait of My Grandmother was the best spiritual writing of 2017 according to the Chicago Tribune. It won a Christopher Award.[10][11]

Kate lives in Ireland with her husband Garry Jones.[12]

Books

  • Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty Scribner, 2016
  • Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker: The Miracle of our Continuance Fordham University Press, 2016 collaboration with the photographer Vivian Cherry

References

  1. [1]
    "An 'Intimate Portrait' Of Dorothy Day, The Catholic Activist With A Bohemian Past". NPR.org.
  2. [2]
    O'Connor, Kevin (April 29, 2018). "Dorothy Day: 'Servant of God,' Vermont 'Granny'". VTDigger.
  3. [3]
    "Kate Hennessy – planted for the future". The Tablet.
  4. [4]
    "Under the Gaze of Dorothy Day: Living with my grandmother's faith". America Magazine. May 9, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Dorothy Day's granddaughter-author leaves lasting impression". The Catholic Messenger. October 4, 2018.
  6. [6]
    Giorgio, Katie Mills. "Granddaughter of woman who founded Catholic Worker movement to visit Eastern Iowa". The Gazette.
  7. [7]
    "'Don't just admire Dorothy Day,' says granddaughter". National Catholic Reporter. February 18, 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Siena Center Lecture, Kate Hennessy on Legacy of Her Grandmother Dorothy Day | Dominican University Newsroom". newsroom.dom.edu.
  9. [9]
    "CANCELLED: Dorothy Day Granddaughter and Author, Kate Hennessy | Saint Francis University". www.francis.edu.
  10. [10]
    "Kate Hennessy: 'Dorothy Day, The World Will Be Saved by Beauty'". Mercyhurst University.
  11. [11]
    "Kate Hennessey wins Christopher Award for "Dorothy Day"". 23 April 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Kate Hennessy and Garry Jones — no guided tours in 2020". July 10, 2018.


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