This rich seasonal devotional reads like a sampler of the everyday spirituality of Catherine Doherty--a spiritual giant of the 20th-century who counted Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day among her friends, founded the Madonna House Apostolate, and left extensive writings to her spiritual sons and daughters.
This little book is a mini-biography of Catherine as told through these selections of her writings, highlighting her love for Christin the poor, her intercession for the church and her deep contemplation of the mysteries of our faith. Hers is a prophetic voice for our times.The reader will receive a further understanding of the crisis the Church is now experiencing--and the power one life totally given to Love can have. Compiled by Father Emile Briere, a friend of Catherine's who also authored the insightful introduction.
Catherine Doherty believed that stories help us to understand the deep truths about life, because they are closer to life than mere 'ideas.' In Not Without Parables, she proves that stories and parables can be as interesting and truth-teaching today as they were in the time of Jesus. No matter how old a person is, or from what cultural background they come, stories are still the most powerful way to get a message across. The stories in this heartwarming volume are divided into three sections: Stories of Yesterday Marvellous tales of faith told to the author by pilgrims who asked shelter for the night in the homes of old Russia, when pilgrimages of prayer, fasting, and hardship molded generations of peoples in the faith that worked miracles. Stories of Today Amazing tales of those who passed through the "Blue Door" of the author's Friendship Houses that welcomed and cared for the poor in the slums of the big cities of the U.S.A. and Canada. Dramas of faith, of conversions, of miracles, of strange happenings to which only God knew the outcome.
The Way of the Cross at Jerusalem, known as the Via Dolorosa or Via Crucis, marks Jesus' path to his crucifixion. Fourteen significant moments along the way are marked by a "station," and Saints throughout the ages confirm that meditating upon the stations is most fruitful, enabling you to make a pilgrimage to the moment of Jesus' Passion. One such Way of the Cross is located just outside Catherine Doherty's poustinia-her cabin, her desert. From the earliest days of her apostolic life, Catherine daily made this pilgrimage with Jesus Christ and his mother, walking with them, suffering with them, taking up the cross on the way to crucifixion and resurrection. Catherine's diaries, writings, and life brim with meditations, lessons, and insights gained from her spiritual pilgrimages to Golgotha. We offer to you some of these personal meditations from Catherine's heart during her pilgrimage along the Way, to guide you through your own pilgrimage to crucifixion and resurrection. This devotion begins with some of Catherine's meditations that you can pray to prepare your heart and focus your mind before you make your Way, or to deepen your resolve after making your Way. Each station includes Scripture reflections, a meditation and prayer from Catherine, and common public prayers-accompanied by the wood carvings of the Stations that appear in the Madonna House chapel in Combermere.
Catherine Doherty was fond of saying, "With God every moment is the moment of beginning again." ...and now you can experience a new "moment of grace" each day at home or in the office with our perpetual desk calendar. It has a quotation for each day of the year from the writings, diaries, talks and extraordinary spiritual life of Catherine Doherty. It is arranged by date, and noes the major fixed feasts and saints' day every year. For anyone looking for a deeper insight into the meaning of daily life in Christ, this perpetual desk calendar makes a wonderful gift for any occasion!
Catherine Doherty's primary message to seminarians is the need for holiness, which will light fires in people. Prayer is requisite; next are approachability and accessibility." -- Catholic Transcript "Urges seminarians to prepare to fill the need for spiritual direction and for teaching the beauty and fullness of God. -- Catholic Messenger
The short excerpts from Catherine Doherty's writings contained within are meant to be read slowly, one by one-or opened to at random. Meditate on them, together with the accompanying scripture quotation, and let them open to you a new facet of simple, daily gospel living. Taken as a whole, they will give you an excellent introduction to Catherine Doherty's spirituality.
Recent events in world history are showing that cracks are beginning to form in our modern economic, political, and technological world. In the midst of this, people of all kinds--be they powerful rulers of nations, or the humble poor on the street corner--are beginning to awake to the powerful spirituality that has been hidden just below the surface of their daily lives. Some are filing into churches in droves, while others are muttering quiet prayers as they lie in bed--but all are hungering for answers: How can we find security? Where is all of this leading us? In this important book compiled from writings of Catherine Doherty, she speaks straight from the heart with wisdom and clarity about the problems facing us in the modern world. A Russian refugee who 'made good' and then gave up everything to serve the poor of America, Catherine has unique and startling insight into the stark realities of the life of faith, from the very rich to the very poor. The answers my surprise us by their simplicity--but they must begin in ourselves and be incarnated in our own lives before we can expect them to take root and change the world. There is concrete help within these pages, and solutions which will help us all to make an unequivocal choice to live the gospel--without compromise!--in our lives.
According to the staff of Madonna House, these "letters to the children of my spirit" are perhaps the most important part of Catherine Doherty's spiritual legacy.
Celebrate the love of God during Advent and Christmas. Catherine Doherty is well known for reviving many holy Christian traditions. In Donkey Bells, her three-in-one book on this most 'expectant' of holidays, you'll receive wonderful gifts: * Meaningful & heartwarming stories, the telling of which will surely become a family tradition. * Customs which you can adopt into your own Christmas celebration. * Earthy and inspiring meditations to prepare the entire family for Christ's coming. Discover how Christians celebrated Christmas before the days of television, shopping malls, and the Internet!"Anyone using this delightful and moving book during Advent will experience great graces." -- Prairie Messenger.
Catherine shows how prayer can bring you to a more intimate life with God. Her words give evidence of deep spirituality and practical wisdom as she answers the many questions posed to her over the years about her experience of prayer.
In this book, Catherine walks with us through some of the doubts that trouble us most today. Doubts assailed her inner life at every turn. Out of these experiences came this book - which she fervently hoped would offer consolation to those who have reached the furnace of doubts in their walks of faith.
Compatriot of Dorothy Day, inspired of Thomas Merton, founder of Friendship House in Harlem and of Madonna House, popularized of the worldwide Poustinia phenomenon, pioneer of the lay apostolate movement, Catherine allowed herself to be consumed by the fire of Jesus' love. "This autobiography has a special, divinely-touched richness. It reads like an adventure novel. If this were nothing but a work of pure fiction, it would still be extremely intriguing. But because it's all true, it goes beyond intriguing to become enthralling and inspiring" -- Larry Holley, The Pecos Benedictine "This is no dull, date-filled biography, but a deeply personal sharing of the experiences of her life. The book shines with her vision of uncompromising commitment to the Gospel. If you have time to read no other book, read this one." -- Sign Magazine "According to any standard, the author of Fragments is a most remarkable woman. It requires a great act of trust and love to share a personal, intimate life with millions of people. Fragments is, in a sense, one of he profounder acts of love of a life already so obviously loving. -- Spiritual Book News
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