Not without Parables: Stories of Yesterday, Today and Eternity

by Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Catherine Doherty believed that stories help us to understand the deep truths about life, because they are closer to life than mere ideas . Gathered here are three types of parables, or stories that reveal the mysterious presence of God in the persons and events. In her Pilgrim Stories, Catherine brings us around the fireside of her childhood home in the Russia of old, where she sat wide-eyed at the feet of holy pilgrims who had knocked on her parents door asking for food and shelter on their way to and from shrines. In her Blue Door Stories , Catherine shows how our very ordinary life witnesses to Christ and changes the world through this witnessing, through stories of faith-building incidents from her years as a pioneer of the lay apostolate. Finally, her How Stories show us the fruits of Catherine s powerful imagination, brought forth in parables which symbolize the eternal truths of the spiritual life.

187 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Ekaterina Fyodorovna Kolyschkine Doherty, better known as Catherine Doherty, CM (1896-1985) was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. A pioneer of social justice and a renowned national speaker, Catherine was also a prolific writer of hundreds of articles, best-selling author of dozens of books, and a dedicated wife and mother. Her cause for canonization as a saint is under consideration by the Catholic Church.

Reviews

[Caty]

Lovely three part book of stories from Catherine's childhood in Russia, her time working at Friendship House and Madonna House, and her own parables. Best to read the last part one chapter at a time, as it got a little repetitive when I was reading it through.

[Debra Ampe]

I enjoyed the stories of the Russian pilgrims especially.

[Ramonita Rodriguez]

different viewpoint...but stories were excellent