The Life of Eddie Doherty
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Co-founder of Madonna House Apostolate
Mary Bazzett
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32 pages — Booklet, 5" x 8"
Madonna House Publications, 1998
Eddie Doherty—who once had it all—died with nothing. Yet it was during this time of his life that he considered himself rich beyond all measure.
Eddie Doherty had it all—money, fame, women and power. He lived hard and fast as a newspaper reporter, pursuing the most exciting events of the world. Eddie was twice married and twice left a widower; a single father with two sons. But he dared to love again with a remarkable third marriage to Catherine de Hueck.
It was this relationship which led him to give up his fame and money—even his exciting big-city life—for the sake of a brave new way to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By the end of his amazing life, he had co-founded the Madonna House Apostolate and had been ordained a Melkite Catholic priest.
Eddie Doherty—who once had it all—died with nothing. Yet it was during this time of his life that he considered himself rich beyond all measure. This is the story of how it all happened. Eddie himself would have called it “a good yarn.”
About Eddie Doherty
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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The Life of Catherine de Hueck Doherty booklet by Mary Bazzett
The life of Catherine de Hueck Doherty is an adventure story through two World Wars, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, the Civil Rights movement in the U.S., and the 2nd Vatican Council.
The Life of Father John T. Callahan booklet by Marian Heiberger
To touch Father Cal, to see his life, was to know compassion and the mercy of Jesus Christ. He let himself become nothing so that Jesus Christ could become everything. He let grace happen.
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