Bethany House first opened its doors to homeless women and children in 1977, founded on the principals of the Catholic Worker Movement pioneered by Dorothy Day in the 1930s. This movement was predicated on the ‘radical’ principle of hospitality towards one’s neighbor with no expectation of anything in return. Day and her cohorts committed themselves to seeking out surplus resources and redistributing them to those in need. The original house was located on St. Bridgets Drive but was moved to its current location on Joseph Avenue in 2009. Since its beginnings, Bethany House does not accept government funding for the services we provide. We rely completely on private donations and grants.
VALUES
Bethany House is a Catholic Worker House of Hospitality and, as such, promotes values of personalism, communitarianism, nonviolence, and equality of rights & resources.
CATHOLIC WORKER
The Catholic Worker Movement began simply enough on May 1, 1933, when a journalist named Dorothy Day and a philosopher named Peter Maurin teamed up to publish and distribute a newspaper called "The Catholic Worker." This radical paper promoted the biblical promise of justice and mercy.
Grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person, their movement was committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, and the Works of Mercy as a way of life. It wasn't long before Dorothy and Peter were putting their beliefs into action, opening a "house of hospitality" where the homeless, the hungry, and the forsaken would always be welcome.
Over many decades the movement has protested injustice, war, and violence of all forms. Today there are some 228 Catholic Worker communities in the United States and in countries around the world.
https://www.catholicworker.org/hundred-forty-words.html
VALUES
Bethany House is a Catholic Worker House of Hospitality and, as such, promotes values of personalism, communitarianism, nonviolence, and equality of rights & resources.
CATHOLIC WORKER
The Catholic Worker Movement began simply enough on May 1, 1933, when a journalist named Dorothy Day and a philosopher named Peter Maurin teamed up to publish and distribute a newspaper called "The Catholic Worker." This radical paper promoted the biblical promise of justice and mercy.
Grounded in a firm belief in the God-given dignity of every human person, their movement was committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, and the Works of Mercy as a way of life. It wasn't long before Dorothy and Peter were putting their beliefs into action, opening a "house of hospitality" where the homeless, the hungry, and the forsaken would always be welcome.
Over many decades the movement has protested injustice, war, and violence of all forms. Today there are some 228 Catholic Worker communities in the United States and in countries around the world.
https://www.catholicworker.org/hundred-forty-words.html
1111 Joseph Ave
Rochester, New York 14621
(585) 454-4197
Rochester, New York 14621
(585) 454-4197