There is a handy online archive of “The Common Good”, the magazine of the Christchurch Catholic Worker in New Zealand.
The archive includes this article: “Anarchism and the Catholic Worker” by Jim Consedine.
One of the principle guiding influences within the development of Catholic Worker philosophy has been the principle of anarchism. The three most influential figures of the Catholic Worker- Peter Maurin, Dorothy Day and Ammon Hennacy – all professed to being anarchists at some time in their lives. Since any discussion of anarchism usually produces huge negativity, it is useful to reflect on its influence within the history of the CW.