text: "Day was speaking confessionally. She was not boasting of her traditionalism as a virtue, but was admitting a weakness for the familiar that she was not entirely proud of."
  
  Nonsense. Day was a devout and committed Catholic who accepted the authority of the Church, the priesthood and the sacraments as channels of God's grace.
  
  Just a reminder, Dorothy Day did not support the welfare state and the solving of poverty through government relief. Indeed, she saw this as a huge negative. She was also strongly opposed to artificial contraception and abortion. She also accepted the doctrines and dogma of the Church.