Dorothy Day's Cause

Dr. Hilgeman speaks to members of the historical commission meeting at the offices of the Metropolitan Tribunal at the New York Catholic Center. Visible are Dr. Daniel Frascella, left, director of adult faith formation for the archdiocese, and Dr. Emanuele Spedicator, an associate of Dr. Hilgeman’s, seated next to him.

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Images of Dorothy Day form an informal display in the Tribunal office.

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officials of the inquiry met with Dr. Hilgeman, right, and Dr. Spedicator, left. They include Msgr. Stephen DiGiovanni, Diocese of Bridgeport, chairman of the historical commission; historical commission members Robert Ellsberg and Patrick Jordan; Father Richard Welch, C.Ss.R., judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal and the Cardinal’s delegate for the cause; Jeff Korgen, staff member for the Dorothy Day Guild; Dr. Daniel Frascella, historical commission member; Marie Martin, notary for the inquiry; and George Horton, vice postulator for the cause.

Chris Sheridan

Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:00 am

Dr. Waldery Hilgeman, the Roman postulator for the cause of canonization of Servant of God Dorothy Day, visited New York Jan. 22-26. On Jan. 24, Dr. Hilgeman met with officials working on the inquiry and reviewed materials related to the cause.

In New York, Dr. Hilgeman toured Catholic Worker sites on the Lower East Side of Manhattan including Maryhouse and St. Joseph House and visited Holy Redeemer Church, where Dorothy Day often prayed. He spoke with the steering committee of the Dorothy Day Guild and met with Msgr. Gregory Mustaciuolo, vicar general of the archdiocese and vice postulator for the cause.

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