A French immigrant and social thinker who collaborates with Dorothy Day to establish The Catholic Worker newspaper and Movement, advocating for a "green revolution" and community self-sufficiency.

Dorothy Day’s partner during her time on Staten Island, who disagrees with her views on spirituality and religion, leading to differences that impact their relationship.

Dorothy Day’s daughter, whose birth inspires Day’s conversion to Catholicism and who later becomes involved in the Catholic Worker Movement through marriage.

A university friend of Dorothy Day, actively involved in communist causes, with global travels including meeting significant figures like Sun Yat-sen before her early death.

A German carpenter who engages in philosophical debates with Peter Maurin, challenging viewpoints on charity and work, and is later baptized while in illness.

A Christian anarchist and contributor to The Catholic Worker, known for his pacifism and writings influenced by his imprisonment for opposing World War One.

An editor at The Catholic Worker, originally from Scranton, who writes about pacifist theory and participates actively in social causes, yet remains dogmatic in his beliefs.