Not Without Parables Stories of Yesterday, Today and Eternity

As sophisticated and technological as our culture has become, many people both young and old, still yearn for stories, parables, and the world of the symbolic. Catherine Doherty believed that stories help us to understand the deep truths about life, because they are closer to life than mere 'ideas.' In Not Without parables, she proves that stories and parables can be as interesting and truth-teaching today as they were in the time of Jesus. No matter how old a person is, or from what cultural background they come, stories are still the most powerful way to get a message across. The stories in this heartwarming volume are divided into three sections. Stories of Yesterday, Marvelous tales of faith told to the author by pilgrims who asked shelter for the night in the homes of old Russia, when pilgrimages of prayer, fasting, and hardship molded generations of peoples in the faith that worked miracles. Stories of Today, Amazing tales of those who passed through the "Blue Door" of the author's Friendship Houses that welcomed and cared for the poor in the slums of the big cities of the U.S.A. and Canada. Dramas of faith, of conversions, of miracles, of strange happenings to which only God knew the outcome. Stories of Eternity - The fruits of Catherine's powerful imagination, these "How Stories" symbolize the eternal truths of the spiritual life. Her personification of virtues, vices, death and life sparkle with her great love of God and neighbour, and give witness to her deep spirituality. "These stories are alive with God...they help to show us the divine spark just beneaththe surface of our own normal lives." - Spiritual Book News, "The entire volume is a gem, which can be recommended without hesitation." - Contemplative Review, "A book that deserves a place in every parish library." - The Priest, "The reasonable, the prudent, the proud and the humble will all find a message between these ages." - Cross and CrownDoherty, Catherine is the author of 'Not Without Parables Stories of Yesterday, Today and Eternity' with ISBN 9780921440161 and ISBN 0921440162.