Donkey Bells
Advent and Christmas
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Meditations, Traditions and Stories from Catherine Doherty
$11.95 USD
158 pages — Trade Paperback, 5.5" x 8.25"
3rd ed., Madonna House Publications, 2000
ISBN 0-921440-38-3
(Some stories are also available on AudioBook.)
Discover how Christians celebrated Christmas before the days of television, shopping malls, and the Internet...
Catherine Doherty is well known for reviving many holy Christian traditions. In Donkey Bells: Advent and Christmas, Catherine’s three-in-one book on this most ‘expectant’ of holiday seasons, you’ll receive wonderful gifts:
Meaningful and heartwarming stories, the telling of which will surely become a family Christmas tradition. Including: The Little Christmas Angel O'Ryan, How Pride Became Humble, The Christmas Gift, Christmas in Harlem, The Bruised Reed, and others.
Customs which you can adopt into your own Christmas celebration, such as: The Advent Wreath, The 'O' Antiphons, Baking Christmas Foods and Decorating, and The Blessing of The Christmas Tree. Traditions surrounding important Advent and Christmas feast days are presented, including: St. Nicholas, The Immaculate Conception, Feast of the Holy Family, New Year's Eve, Epiphany, and more.
Earthy and inspiring meditations to prepare the entire family for Christ’s coming, including: A Candle in Our Hearts, Little Things, The Gurgle of a Baby, Where Love Is God Is, Looking into the Child's Eyes, Advent: A Modern Bethlehem, A Short Season—A Long Journey, and many more.
(Also available from us in Russian or Chinese if you order by telephone: 1-613-756-3728.)
Reviews
“Anyone using this delightful and moving book during Advent will experience great graces.... An excellent gift.” — Father Gray OSB, The Prairie Messenger
“Reading Donkey Bells is a beautiful way to prepare for the holy season of Christmas... This book is a treasure guaranteed to be used each Christmas as we prepare in our homes to celebrate Christ's birth.” — Mary de Marco, The Bread of Life
“I heartily recommend this book to anyone who wonders how generations of Catholics celebrated Christmas before the days of television and the mall, and anyone interested in living and passing on to the next generation a traditional heritage of Advent and Christmas centered on Christ.” — John Mallon, The Sooner Catholic
“Donkey Bells is a delightful collection of Advent and Christmas readings... it provides inspiring and intriguing thoughts on this most ‘expectant’ of Christian seasons.... This charming ‘three-in-one’ book will delight you and also makes a terrific gift.” — Brother Larry Holley, OSB, The Pecos Benedictine
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
- Christmas Tales: From the Hearth of Catherine Doherty (AudioBook)
- The Music of Advent and Christmas Vespers CD featuring the Madonna House Schola
- Christmas Cards: Madonna House Iconographers
- Christmas: Birth of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ by Archbishop Joseph Raya
- Season of Mercy: Lent and Easter by Catherine Doherty
