COMRADES STUMBLING ALONG
The Friendship of Catherine de Hueck Doherty and Dorothy Day as Revealed through Their Letters

The causes for the canonization of both Catherine de Hueck Doherty and Dorothy Day have been opened with the trust that, with the grace of God, these two great laywomen saints will one day be recognized by the Church as outstanding Saints (with a capital “S”) of God. The friendship of these two was very deep, holy, and lasting. If they hadn’t been so united in Christ in the lay apostolic movements they were responsible for (Madonna House and the Catholic Worker Movement) out of zeal for the Kingdom of God, their differences might not have drawn them together in any kind of relationship approaching friendship. They had quite different personalities and approaches to almost everything. Their relationship, however, as proved by the correspondence between them over many years (published for the first time in this book), is a profound example of how Christ can bind together people of very diverse temperaments and backgrounds and unite them in love by the power of the Holy Spirit, thus inspiring us all.

About the Editor: Father Bob Wild was ordained to the priesthood for the diocese of Buffalo, New York in 1976. He has been a member of the Madonna House Community founded by Catherine Doherty since 1971. For most of that time, he has lived the poustinia way of life, spending several days a week in silence, prayer, and writing. Catherine describes the spirit of the poustinia in her book by that name. He has edited a number of Catherine’s books, as well as shared the fruits of his solitude with several book of his own meditations. His triology on Catherine’s spirituality was published by Alba House. Since 1990 he has been the postulator for Catherine’s cause for canonization. The present book is part of a continuing attempt to make Catherine’s life and spirituality better known to the Church at large.