Professor & Reference/Instruction Librarian
Diane Duesterhoeft
she/her
Contact:
Louis J. Blume Library, Room 201
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
210-436-3346
Dramas
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryCall Number: DVD PN 1995.9 .C35 E58 2002Publication Date: 1996Examines the life of social activist Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement. 112 minutes.
Audio
- An 'Intimate Portrait' Of Dorothy Day, The Catholic Activist With A Bohemian Past - Interview by Dave Davies on National Public Radio's Fresh Air with writer Kate Hennessy, who is Dorothy Day's youngest granddaughter. Hennessy relied on family letters and diaries, interviews and her own memories for her new book Dorothy Day: The World Will Be Saved By Beauty. The interview first aired on March 23, 2017.
Stories that Let the Light In: Dorothy Day
"Stories That Let The Light In: Dorothy Day" - a dramatic performance by Sharon Halsey-Hoover, held in Reinbolt Hall's Assumption Chapel on March 21, 2017 as part of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Lecture Series. Following the performance, a new plaque commemorating Dorothy Day's lecture at St. Mary's University on February 24, 1965 was blessed.
Presentation at St. Mary's University
- Service to our Community: Robert ColesCall Number: DVD HN49 .V64 S25 1996Publication Date: 1996After an introduction by Fr. John Moder, President of St. Mary's University, Dr. Robert Coles, Ph. D., discusses the importance of community service by recounting episodes from the lives of great men and women, such as Dorothy Day, and from his own life -- in particular, as a witness to the 1960 integration of Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans by six-year-old Ruby Bridges. He draws the distinction between character and intellect, stressing the supremacy of the former, and the need to continually shape one's character through community service. Lin Great Speakers Series, September 1996. 60 minutes.