Catherine de Hueck Doherty (1896–1985)

Amazing! It was not quite what I expected but so good! I haven't read writing with such fire in some time. It has a call to the sober warning of Noah then to the silliness of Br. Juniper, but the two go hand in hand. She was also so prophetic, and many of her words are truer now than when she wrote them.

I had never heard of Catherine De Hueck before spying an old copy (published in 1951) of "My Russian Yesterdays" in a stack of used books. It's a slim volume, written in a somewhat informal style, of her reminiscences of growing up in Russia. Although presented as average or typical for Russian people of the time, from the start, it seemed obvious to me that her own life was not as average as those of the peasants she was writing about. She talks, for instance, of her family's winter show more apartment in the city, a summer farm, 12 - 16 servants in residence at all times, and the dinner parties staged often in connection with her father's job.

The overall theme of the book is religious in nature, with much information on prayers, observances, pilgrimages, holidays, etc. And while a lot of this was not of particular interest to me, I did read on mainly because of curiosity about Russia in this timeframe. show less

The Russian word Poustinia means 'desert¿, a place to meet Christ in silence, solitude and prayer. Catherine Doherty combines her insights into the great spiritual traditions of the Russian Church with her very personal experience of life with Christ.

This small book is a collection of letters that Catherine De Hueck Doherty uses to write in response to Seminarian's who wrote her. With the permission of the bishop, she compiled letters to the most asked questions and published them so that all may benefit from what she had to share. She has great respect for the priesthood, obedience and Catholic Action program. In her letters she reminds the soon to be priest about the importance of their be priesthood and their leadership show more responsibility. How through their leadership and example they can lead all who live in their parish to Christ. She also helps them with there be priestly identity. Knowing that if they will not just have to rely on all their years of training, but will have the help of their parish and of course The Holy Ghost. Her support to these young seminarians is friendly and helpful. show less