Christmas Tales
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From the Hearth of
Catherine Doherty
Read by Catherine and her friends
$9.95 USD
1 audio cassette, 1hr. 10 mins. — Unabridged
Madonna House Publications, 2001
ISBN 0-921440-73-1
Includes “The Donkey,” a talk given by Catherine herself during Advent...
Featuring readings of heart-warming stories for the holidays taken from Catherine’s popular Advent and Christmas book, Donkey Bells, this special limited-edition audiocassette will truly bring the wondrous spirit of this holy season into your home.
In “Christmas in Harlem”, Catherine tells the true story of an experience she had one Christmas Eve in New York City.
In “A Woman, a Child, and Christmas” she tells an unusual story of lost love during the Great Depression.
In the parable “How Pride Became Humble”, Lady Pride witnesses a moment in human history which changes her forever.
Catherine’s husband, Eddie Doherty, contributes his timeless favourite, “The Little Christmas Angel O’Ryan”—the whimsical story of a baby angel which will thrill children and adults alike.
And, in a specially restored live recording from 1963, Catherine herself tells the story of “The Donkey” and the old custom of wearing donkey bells during Advent. She reminds us that the first church bells were really the bells the humble donkey wore as he carried Mary to Bethlehem.
Readings are provided by Madonna House Apostolate staff members Helen Porthouse, Dawn Kobewka, Father David May, and Bill Ryan. Selected musical performances from the Madonna House Schola’s The Music of Advent recording are also included.
About the Author
Catherine Doherty used her heritage as a Russian Christian as a matrix for responding to the needs of Christian life and work in the modern world. Her own personal pilgrimage led her to be “poor with the poor Christ” in the slums of Toronto and in Harlem; and later to the establishing of the world-wide Madonna House Apostolate. A dedicated wife and mother, Catherine was also a prolific writer of hundreds of articles, a best-selling author of dozens of books, a renowned national speaker, and a pioneer of social justice. Catherine Doherty's cause for canonization as a saint is now under consideration by the Catholic Church.
Related Recommendations
- Donkey Bells: Advent and Christmas by Catherine Doherty
- The Music of Advent and Christmas Vespers CD featuring the Madonna House Schola
- Christmas Cards: Madonna House Iconography
- Christmas: Birth of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by Archbishop Joseph Raya
- Season of Mercy: Lent and Easter by Catherine Doherty
