Staritsa : the spiritual motherhood of Catherine Doherty / Donald A. Guglielmi ; with a foreword by Robert Wild.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guglielmi, Donald A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Doherty, Catherine de Hueck, 1896-1985.

Doherty, Catherine de Hueck.

Christian life.

Spirituality--Christianity.

Spirituality.

Spiritual direction.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 151 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, OR : Pickwick Publications, 2018.

Summary:

The present book is the first work to highlight Catherine Doherty's vocation to spiritual motherhood. Drawing upon primary archival sources, the author traces Catherine's development as a staritsa, or spiritual mother in the Russian-Eastern tradition. Of particular interest are the chapters dealing with Catherine's exercise of spiritual motherhood for priests and laity alike. Previously unpublished letters of spiritual direction between Catherine and her major spiritual directors offer the reader a privileged glimpse into the soul of this servant of God and her spiritual children, as she grows in her vocation as staritsa. For example, in one striking letter, Catherine describes how she guided a disillusioned young priest who was struggling with a drinking problem and temptations involving young women, and was bordering on despair: "With clenched teeth I sailed into him, first gently, almost caressingly calling him back to Christ he once loved, then more sternly, then quietly. . . . He left full of thanks and some hope . . . ."

Contents:

Part I Catherine's Growth in Spiritual Maternity

Chapter 1 Defining Spiritual Direction, Paternity, and Maternity in the Traditions 3

Part II Catherine's Formation through Her Experience of Spiritual Direction

Chapter 2 Archbishop Neil McNeil, Father Paul Wattson, SA, and Father Henry Carr 21

Chapter 3 Father Paul Hanly Furfey 36

Chapter 4 Father John Callahan 71

Part III The Spirit Calls Catherine to Spiritual Motherhood

Chapter 5 Catherine's Spiritual Maternity toward Individual Priests 95

Chapter 6 Spiritual Motherhood to Religious, Seminarians, and Laity 116.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (p. 143-151).

ISBN:

1498289428

9781498289429

1498289401

9781498289405

OCLC:

1007068860

Publisher Number:

99975432224