Wisdom’s Fool
A Biography of St. Louis de Montfort
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by Eddie Doherty
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242 pages — Trade Paperback, 5.25” x 8”
Montfort Publications, 1993
ISBN 0-910984-09-3
Priest, poet, founder of Religious Congregations, miracle worker, preacher of the Cross and prophet of the Reign of Christ through Mary
The gripping story of a man misunderstood by many of his contemporaries, but whose influence can be compared only to that of the masters of the Spiritual Life. His message was simple: “The closer one comes to Mary, the closer one draws to God.”
Eddie Doherty was introduced to Saint Louis de Montfort and his Marian way of spiritual life through his spiritual director, Fr. John Callahan. He became at once fascinated by this great lover of the poor who was at once a poet, preacher, and apostle of Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus Christ, and of his mother, Mary. A pilgrimage to de Montfort's country, for purposes of research, enabled him to walk in the footsteps of the saint and to discover for himself the spirit that animated the spiritual giant he writes so well about in this biography.
About the Author
In his long career as an ace newspaper reporter and best-selling author, Eddie Doherty has touched the hearts of thousands with his gifted reporter’s flair for words—and his lively and irresistable writing style seasoned with wit and humour. A father who suffered the tragic deaths of two wives, Eddie grew determined to help others grasp how even this world's harshest sorrows can be resplendent with Christ’s light. Having met Catherine de Hueck at her mission in Harlem, Eddie later married and co-founded the world-wide Madonna House Apostolate with her. In his later years, he was ordained a priest in the Melkite Catholic Church.
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