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Tales from the Blue Door

Not Without Parables

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by Catherine Doherty

Read by her friends

$12.95 USD

2 audio cassettes, 3 hrs.

Madonna House Publications, 2001

ISBN 0-921440-75-8

See also Vol. II: Tales for the Pilgrim Soul

(Also available in Trade Paperback format.)

Miracles? They still happen.

Amazing tales of those who passed through the “Blue Door” of the 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.

Catherine Doherty believed that stories help us to understand the deep truths about life, because they are closer to life than mere ‘ideas’. In Tales from the Blue Door, 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.

These important stories help to show us the divine spark just beneath the surface of our own normal daily lives. Fittingly, they are read by Catherine's friends and co-workers in her missionary work—which continues to this day.

Reviews (for the Paperback edition, Not Without Parables)

“A book that deserves a place in every parish library.” — The Priest

“The entire volume is a gem, which can be recommended without hesitation to active and contemplative religious as well as clerics and laypersons.” — Contemplative Review

“The reasonable, the prudent, the proud and the humble will all find a message between these pages.” — Cross and Crown

“These stories show us the divine spark just beneath the surface of our own normal lives. Catherine’s stories are alive with God.” — Spiritual Book News

About the Author

Catherine de Hueck Doherty 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.

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