tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32580692024-03-09T19:32:45.573-06:00The Dawn PatrolThe blog of author/theologian/canonist/songwriter Dawn Eden Goldstein, JCL, SThDDawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comBlogger2700125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-64542726776600489642024-02-14T15:49:00.000-06:002024-02-14T15:49:25.865-06:00WATCH: I reveal the new paperback edition of Father Ed<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mQVHP3KFNNY" width="320" youtube-src-id="mQVHP3KFNNY"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>
Today I received my first copy of the new paperback edition of my book <i>Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</i>! It will be available in March from the publisher, Orbis Books. <a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/copy-of-father-ed-the-story-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor?_pos=3&_sid=b629e556d&_ss=r&variant=45963436097837" target="_blank">Sign up on Orbis's website </a>to be notified when it goes on sale. <div><br /></div><div><i>Nota bene</i>, although Amazon is already showing a "paperback edition" of <i>Father Ed</i> for sale, the paperback that it currently offers was created for the European market. Unless you are in Europe, I recommend holding out for the US version, which will include some fixes to a few typographical errors that were in the first edition. <br /><br /><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">The hardback edition of <i>Father Ed</i> is available now</a> and can be ordered directly from the publisher.
Electronic editions are available as well from your seller of choice. <br /><br />As I mention in the video, I'm delighted to have several <i>Father Ed</i> talks coming up, which will be listed on <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/media-appearances-speaking.html" target="_blank">my Appearances page here at the Dawn Patrol</a> as they are confirmed.<br /><br /></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-6133700011334593852024-02-08T23:50:00.002-06:002024-02-08T23:50:57.707-06:00LISTEN (and sort of watch): My parish talk on "What Did Vatican II Teach About the Eucharist?"<p><center><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JxtkQbd_Cso?si=-URkOxqPvAbg-iNy&start=463" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></center></p>On February 7, I had the pleasure of speaking at my parish on "What Did Vatican II Teach About the Eucharist?" There were some technical difficulties with the livestream, but you can still hear me, and sort of see me (after the first few seconds), in this video, beginning at about 7 minutes 43 seconds.Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-54228675820022553092024-02-05T15:31:00.002-06:002024-02-05T15:32:38.360-06:00America magazine publishes my feature on Father Twomey, including new info on his friendship with MLK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/02/05/louis-twomey-sj-martin-luther-king-247109" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="669" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8pweb8jSKHwMaAm_xaFDhJgGiG-zuOtKE8LRO_NggCu_3_syAOKmRsZGu0zUHSVKWkKqrE5KzYnKuKNdApABTYuBznSekbLzUGuFVhgqJvPmkBNyl70J0fWFqpvVxz_9tTTLmKYRj2f9wfwsDyCFpoiJzjyKQ3nMGbAzHKj5ft-cdTLftuWPgA/s320/Screenshot%202024-02-05%204.08.37%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div></div>It is a joy to announce that today <i>America</i> magazine debuted online a feature article I wrote on Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J., whose biography I am writing. In <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/02/05/louis-twomey-sj-martin-luther-king-247109" target="_blank">"A Little-Known Jesuit's Battle for Racial Justice in the Deep South,"</a> I tell about Twomey's life, including his conversion from passive white-supremacist views to advocating for the human dignity of all, and share new information about his friendship with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. <br /><br />If you would like to stay abreast of my Father Twomey research, please <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">subscribe to my Substack newsletter Matters Twomey</a>. Also, if you're the praying sort (or even if you're not), please say a prayer for me as I seek a publisher for my biography of this great-souled Jesuit.Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-83266338983719491312024-01-11T11:17:00.002-06:002024-01-11T11:17:16.662-06:00L'Osservatore Romano features my article on Father Twomey's friendship with MLK<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqgAqhtBx9YM2fieID2Y2aQezQmxJHsyZO30MsoHZBLQaNzqzYApfODDkEm6yL3Tr-1D3_JBqPv6zy0ix_D3gfcE5zHrIGr7pt6HR0P4pmSmSLoBGBo9G7LRh8N0v6ywGpJOWAzNZ2iyPglfonYpMfSDWEOBTAJMaRyIoaDhyphenhyphenX3OI8LvMjYQhmQ/s1528/Screenshot%202024-01-09%20at%207.37.40%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqgAqhtBx9YM2fieID2Y2aQezQmxJHsyZO30MsoHZBLQaNzqzYApfODDkEm6yL3Tr-1D3_JBqPv6zy0ix_D3gfcE5zHrIGr7pt6HR0P4pmSmSLoBGBo9G7LRh8N0v6ywGpJOWAzNZ2iyPglfonYpMfSDWEOBTAJMaRyIoaDhyphenhyphenX3OI8LvMjYQhmQ/w139-h200/Screenshot%202024-01-09%20at%207.37.40%20PM.png" width="139" /></a></div>What a joy it was to see <i>L'Osservatore Romano</i> publish <a href="https://www.osservatoreromano.va/it/news/2024-01/quo-006/prete-degli-operai-e-dei-lavoratori-neri.html" target="_blank">the article I wrote for it about Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.'s friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. </a>on the front page of its Quatro Pagine arts section! Very soon, I hope to have more good news to share on the Twomey front, as <i>America</i> is set to publish my 3,000-word feature on the great New Orleans Jesuit to coincide with King's birthday.<div><br /></div><div>For the latest updates on my research for my biography of Father Twomey, I invite you to subscribe to my Substack newsletter <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a>. And please say a prayer that my biography finds the best publisher possible so that this great Jesuit's contributions to social justice may become widely known.</div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-7263826385910544982023-12-20T18:39:00.003-06:002023-12-20T18:39:35.675-06:00Where Peter Is publishes my analysis of Fiducia SupplicansJust a happy note to say that my favorite website for Catholic commentary, Where Peter Is, has published my analysis of <i>Fiducia Supplicans</i>: <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/pope-oks-blessing-persons-in-gay-unions-what-it-means-why-it-matters/" target="_blank">"Pope OKs blessing persons in gay unions: What it means, why it matters."</a><br /><br />P.S. Now that I've completed my Where Peter Is article, I can finally post the <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a> update I promised—tonight, Lord willing.<p></p><p></p><p></p>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-70038338150757440302023-12-18T08:37:00.006-06:002023-12-18T08:44:29.871-06:00New installment of Matters Twomey coming soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4Zkqb7orfGLR2lMFwO4_JG0eD6cgOL7XPC9cmqsKhZjbbde8mQhyjgg2l3dT8-RvXcHyXDVgb6rW-QOSEMPLl-HqdFsj-euoNmf04Z-yXVtM9fKAvpda5Q5L1QZC7XLCRGGdKetrEtmDyA_Qb6Msf66JErikEcziaFbH4ann4EDthRgWWAx1_A/s3024/20231212_170511.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4Zkqb7orfGLR2lMFwO4_JG0eD6cgOL7XPC9cmqsKhZjbbde8mQhyjgg2l3dT8-RvXcHyXDVgb6rW-QOSEMPLl-HqdFsj-euoNmf04Z-yXVtM9fKAvpda5Q5L1QZC7XLCRGGdKetrEtmDyA_Qb6Msf66JErikEcziaFbH4ann4EDthRgWWAx1_A/w200-h200/20231212_170511.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I am typing this while inflight from Rome back to the States, where I intend to post some exciting news on my <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a> newsletter tonight. So, if you're not already a subscriber, I invite you to <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">sign up to learn the latest</a> on my research for my biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.<br /><br />And, yes, that is a program for Pope Francis's Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe last Tuesday evening at St. Peter's Basilica, and yes, I did pray for you and all my readers there (as well as at other churches in Rome). Please do your part to keep the flow of grace circulating and say a prayer for me!Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-45827127571681597112023-12-18T08:07:00.003-06:002023-12-18T08:09:24.138-06:00Los Angeles Times quotes me on Tim Busch and the Napa InstitutePulitzer Prize-winning reporter Harriet Ryan has turned her investigative eye to Tim Busch and the Napa Institute, and I'm honored to be quoted in her excellent article. Read it without a paywall at Yahoo News: <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/fight-move-catholic-church-america-110032602.html" target="_blank">"The fight to move the Catholic Church in America to the right—and the little-known O.C. lawyer behind it."</a><br /><br />The article mentions my writing for <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/" target="_blank">Where Peter Is</a>. Although I'm not a regular contributor, I'm grateful to have it as an outlet, as the site does important work correcting misrepresentations of Pope Francis. My most recent article for it was <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/blessings-undisguised-debunking-disinfo-on-francis-and-gay-unions/" target="_blank">"Blessings undisguised: Debunking disinfo on Francis and gay unions."</a><br /><br /><i>To keep up with my research for my next book, sign up for my Substack newsletter, <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a>.</i><p></p><p></p><p></p>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-3311792542807059462023-12-13T16:01:00.004-06:002023-12-13T16:01:47.020-06:00CNN website quotes me on Cardinal Burke and dissent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qcqXAAjIrkiaw6uq8kht9sTnGUZIxtmhsftAzc_BfdRfsMEE7Jh9yJkgtwf9BbXJBz32JnO7ryhjEWI1Lu-oqAHGH-M6ylKQJuSGFPRz395IC355A2Z0MnvFDPpxvN-ZEAJiSl3jAkJx3Al3bk4wDS9S2sRGAM7jZVa3DpkAlADXLQQ4-98F8g/s2944/20231212_165059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="2208" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qcqXAAjIrkiaw6uq8kht9sTnGUZIxtmhsftAzc_BfdRfsMEE7Jh9yJkgtwf9BbXJBz32JnO7ryhjEWI1Lu-oqAHGH-M6ylKQJuSGFPRz395IC355A2Z0MnvFDPpxvN-ZEAJiSl3jAkJx3Al3bk4wDS9S2sRGAM7jZVa3DpkAlADXLQQ4-98F8g/w150-h200/20231212_165059.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>Just a quick, happy note from Rome (where I am staying for a few days to conduct research for <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">my biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J.</a>) to say that I'm grateful to be quoted in <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/13/us/pope-francis-takes-on-unprecedented-attacks-from-american-opponents/index.html" target="_blank">Christopher Lamb's excellent article for CNN.com on Cardinal Burke and dissent</a>. Sending up prayers for you from the Eternal City!<br /><br /><br />Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-59503403581822726572023-12-03T21:46:00.000-06:002023-12-03T21:46:01.818-06:00Listen to my Notre Dame talk on healing sexual wounds with the help of the saintsThis evening I was going through some files on my computer when I found a recording of myself speaking at the 2013 Edith Stein Conference at the University of Notre Dame. The talk is based on my book <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3t46Hc4" target="_blank">My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints</a></i>. It's different from my other talks on the topic, as I include an extended quotation from Edith Stein that is quite beautiful, so I thought I'd share it.<div><br /></div><div>I'm sorry to say that Ave Maria Press recently took <i>My Peace</i> out of print after eleven years. Since the rights reverted to me, I've made it available in <a href="https://amzn.to/3t46Hc4" target="_blank">a replica edition on Kindle</a>, and hope to have a self-published paperback reprint available soon in the US. (Amazon already has made my paperback reprint available elsewhere in the world, but for some reason the US sale page isn't working.) But what I'd really like is for an outside publisher to give me the opportunity to do a revised edition of it, adding stories of several newly beatified and canonized saints who suffered sexual abuse. Please pray for God's will for that intention.<br /><br />In other news, as mentioned, you can now keep up with my research for my next Jesuit biography through my new Substack newsletter, <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a>. Do take a look and subscribe if you'd like to read more.<br /><br />Wishing you Advent blessings. I am currently reading Father Alfred Delp, S.J.'s <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3Rab8dc" target="_blank">Advent of the Heart</a></i>, which is among the most beautiful and spiritually powerful books I have read in many years.*<br /><br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1681261362&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 100; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/dawneden-1" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Dawn Eden Goldstein">Dawn Eden Goldstein</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dawneden-1/healing-sexual-wounds-with-the-help-of-the-saints-notre-dame-talk" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints - Notre Dame talk">Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints - Notre Dame talk</a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p></div><i>
*Purchases made through clicking on Amazon links on this page will earn me a commission that I will donate to the <a href="https://www.hyperemesis.org/" target="_blank">Hyperemesis Education & Research Foundation</a>.</i>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-57162110402203289372023-12-02T14:34:00.004-06:002023-12-02T21:33:03.230-06:00Follow my research for my next Jesuit biography via my new Substack newsletter: Matters Twomey
<center><a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN5emWEVdDxK0tHt_1YgYau-Evq3-SJS7NF8NV8Bf58EnhtV-KMrW6V-tZtKiKGQKdqrlqg4LenkYqwV-aNJemx6dDD7NrEWKSnH0lrkB-GW2jGrTAe3ivxcc8Glmp28WEKpDKZUBthlZJxH2Ee6i10qEfMUrbEMYh8ua-DU7uRdYzcuOEFYxPRA/w320-h179/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-30%20at%203.30.17%20PM.png" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY18zYTLZtQSJZm_7cALDPN2q0kbRmBQ_ks0AMppmPSE3tMZKrHFkLyrtoHXUuzOzvpm9q4_OCXs5Bf4_1hwNuHxOirHEiSRc-NAsk9Mg8VWSbpNakBbi0O1mThF6uoM-ya03_fP0FdEmqkblDnm6A32xcsixU9t-_msus0X7e4fM12iPnadm7rw/s1218/1956%20ca%20-%20twomey%20at%20desk%20undated%20from%20Loyola%20collection%20at%20Louisiana%20Digital%20Library.png"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSTU7Hr9Itm-gRqsruh0nVHZo9KHi3HEoDO5fAPF3qJ-aA0xnby_-F4pIgNz5xWRCnwX4x5dM6POlg-m1ugwIZJxfkXcEuETSvowfFC6Ph2RXDRKVJfN1I3mfzgWO4s4t8ljzG76oAk-OUwwqUonoJWMbF3mVtRv53JVhTRXXKXd2ReM1-7Bpwg/w134-h175/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-01%20at%2012.23.51%20AM.png" width="134" /></a></center><br />I'm excited to share with you my new Substack newsletter <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a>, in which I'll provide subscribers with sneak previews of the research I'm doing for my next book, a biography of labor priest and civil-rights pioneer Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ (1905–1969). Thus far, I've posted <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/p/welcome" target="_blank">a welcome post on why Matters Twomey matters to me</a>, and a research post on <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/p/southern-knights" target="_blank">the night Father Twomey gave the Baton Rouge Knights of Columbus an earful</a> about the evil of white supremacy. <div><br /></div><div>If you like what you see on <a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" target="_blank">Matters Twomey</a>, please subscribe. Your support will encourage me as I move forward with the project. On that note, I was delighted to receive a lovely endorsement, below, from my very first paid subscriber, a priest of the Diocese of Baton Rouge—not far from where Father Twomey lived and worked at Loyola University New Orleans.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://matterstwomey.substack.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_rNdcYzCXgmxF0jH4JmRwBpx7VeYD8_XGcFSHVQhQhjzljWd71jDDFUs2cNpXL_BWcInookXQ2T6-Eq-LaeuqRgLDEXMJnZR7DpTvLOFScNrLEf-h_7XiLKdoICwuw3MLw0w1zUMeJOXgApKkdSSRKIB0JGqWfRFxWUxnbnJNdSa5aHtiMpgOA/w291-h291/Alec%20Sheldon%20endorsement.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-49554535930388814182023-11-28T17:06:00.003-06:002023-11-28T17:06:45.925-06:00Join me for my webinar on Father Ed at the Spirituality and Recovery Conference<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB4owh0PPzxWnwA-6WZnmey79dQorXcusipkUicAQaQm5y8FtUlzrdazSsaYJ2uACSeibBvME7TK8XVXc_WslEhme2aGBT5lG8rxe7tdVJaVcwL44ILKwK80y2jSVF4f1oRLYNev_yhA1QLQ8e1ZYO__QQhJtvw0JXLFrAoyy82VRVfyHhVhlvA/s1800/2023-10-07%20signing%20Father%20Ed%20at%20Sacred%20Heart%20in%20Roslindale%20MA.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB4owh0PPzxWnwA-6WZnmey79dQorXcusipkUicAQaQm5y8FtUlzrdazSsaYJ2uACSeibBvME7TK8XVXc_WslEhme2aGBT5lG8rxe7tdVJaVcwL44ILKwK80y2jSVF4f1oRLYNev_yhA1QLQ8e1ZYO__QQhJtvw0JXLFrAoyy82VRVfyHhVhlvA/s320/2023-10-07%20signing%20Father%20Ed%20at%20Sacred%20Heart%20in%20Roslindale%20MA.jpeg" width="256" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Signing copies of <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed</a></i> after my talk at Sacred Heart Parish, Roslindale, MA, October 7, 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I'm honored to be the leadoff speaker at the <a href="https://ispretreats.org/sarc2023/" target="_blank">Ignatian Spirituality Project's online Spirituality and Recovery Conference</a> on December 7 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time. My talk, "Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor" (also the title of <a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">my latest book</a>) will detail how Father Edward Dowling, SJ, located the principles of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola within the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. I will also speak about the special bond that Dowling had with Bill W., a bond rooted in their common experiences of suffering and spiritual conversion. Registration for the conference is free; <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMoce-hpzkiGdIJaZm_Y_JZLNFOprOl0Ej_#/registration" target="_blank">click here to sign up</a>.</div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-54987229356205295882023-11-26T23:38:00.004-06:002023-11-26T23:57:53.228-06:00UPDATED: A master list of media on Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIni49zDQwJPIdQ5mUqYPakVu3BM-MomZWHgBvKTdi3vzXR1knZq87mJQ1rEEDg-Y6Z5qA54EbRo26jENBwLaEFLB0QSAB2UpMEKLldKbFpjTC7M4RiFYMA5anYBTrSCEQEWfN1OHnyq3epWXq8vZaUz0GVdx5ksqf3RvNfO367xL1BUwZQ_e_g/s881/2023-10-19%20with%20Keaton%20Douglas%20at%20St%20Cecilia's%20Rockaway.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="671" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIni49zDQwJPIdQ5mUqYPakVu3BM-MomZWHgBvKTdi3vzXR1knZq87mJQ1rEEDg-Y6Z5qA54EbRo26jENBwLaEFLB0QSAB2UpMEKLldKbFpjTC7M4RiFYMA5anYBTrSCEQEWfN1OHnyq3epWXq8vZaUz0GVdx5ksqf3RvNfO367xL1BUwZQ_e_g/s320/2023-10-19%20with%20Keaton%20Douglas%20at%20St%20Cecilia's%20Rockaway.jpeg" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I had the pleasure of autographing a copy of <i>Father Ed </i>for Keaton Douglas (right) of the Center of Addiction & Faith when she came to my talk at St. Cecilia's in Rockaway, NJ, on October 19, 2023.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The response to <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>, my biography of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson's dear friend and advisor Father Edward Dowling, SJ, has been overwhelming, and I couldn't be more grateful. As I write, <i>Father Ed</i> is in its second printing and has won a 2023 Christopher Award as a work that <a href="https://thechristophersblog.org/2023/03/22/74th-annual-christopher-awards-for-books-tv-and-film-highlight-kindness-courage-and-faith/" rel="" target="_blank">"affirms the highest values of the human spirit."</a></p><p>I've decided to create a running list of <i>Father Ed</i> media mentions here on The Dawn Patrol and update it each time another one appears. The date of this entry will change as I update it, so that it may remain uppermost or near-uppermost. I realize there are surely some items missing from this list; if you notice an omission, please drop me a line (see my email at the bottom of <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">my Bio page</a>).<br /><br /><b>November 2023</b><br /><br /><a href="https://jameshannawriter.substack.com/p/father-ed-dowling" target="_blank">James K. Hanna reviewed <i>Father Ed</i></a> on his Substack: "<i>Father Ed</i> is a biography and much more - this is a book about relationships, the essence of humanity - and whether you have an interest in A.A. or not, I highly recommend it as a users guide to living life on life’s terms."</p><p><a href="https://thecatholicpost.com/2023/11/09/ahead-of-his-time-father-ed-dowling-and-the-great-gift-of-accompanying-others/" target="_blank">Lindsay Weishar reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> </a>for the Diocese of Peoria's <i>Catholic Post</i>: "One of the lovely things about Goldstein’s biography is that it not only highlights Father Ed’s life, but also the ways in which his life was deeply affected by those to whom he ministered."</p><p><b>October 2023</b><br /><br />Mark Tarnacki wrote <a href="https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/news/2023/october/author-tells-how-jesuit-priest-profoundly-influenced-alcoholics-anonymous/" target="_blank">a review of my talk on <i>Father Ed </i>at St. Michael's College in Vermont</a>, including photos: "Goldstein told her warmly welcoming Saint Michael's audience of about 50, including several Edmundites and area friends of the AA fellowship, that Bill and Dr. Bob’s Vermont connection made this talk particularly meaningful for her."<br /><br /><b>August 2023</b><br /><br /><a href="https://www.thebostonpilot.com/article.php?ID=195662" target="_blank">Wes Cipolla of <i>The Boston Pilot</i> interviewed me</a> in advance of my giving a Boston-area talk on <i>Father Ed</i>.<br /><br /><i>Parabola </i>magazine featured an excerpt from <i>Father Ed</i> on <a href="https://parabola.org/2023/08/01/a-higher-power/" target="_blank">Father Edward Dowling's first meeting with Bill W.</a><br /><br /><b>June 2023</b><br /><br />Veronica Valli interviewed me on <i>Father Ed</i> for her Soberful podcast, <a href="https://soberful.com/2023/06/14/the-first-sponsor-discovering-father-ed-with-dawn-eden-goldstein/" target="_blank">calling him "The First Sponsor."</a></p><p><b>May 2023<br /></b></p><p><a href="https://uscatholic.org/articles/202305/what-were-reading-this-month-may-2023/" target="_blank">Matt Kappadakunnel reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for <i>US Catholic</i></a>: "Thanks to Goldstein, we meet a saint who teaches us that God can transform our weaknesses to transmit grace."<br /><br />TL Putnam interviewed on <i>Father Ed</i> for his podcast <a href="https://www.outsidethewalls.com/e/dawn-eden/" target="_blank">"Outside the Walls."</a></p><p><b><b>April 2023</b></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Z8pi081az8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">A Journey Through NYC Religion ran a two-part interview with me. The first part is above; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1seCw8x7IlQ" target="_blank">click here to view part two</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.oursundayvisitor.com/go-deep-this-easter-season-with-these-exciting-new-books/" target="_blank"><i>Our Sunday Visitor</i> included Father Ed among its list of "Exciting New Books."</a></p><p><a href="https://readthespirit.com/explore/dawn-eden-goldsteins-father-ed-lifts-up-the-saint-who-befriended-bill-w-and-helped-to-spread-the-good-news-about-alcoholics-anonymous/" target="_blank">David Crumm interviewed me about <i>Father Ed</i> for Read the Spirit</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.jesuits.org/stories/dowling/" target="_blank">The Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States' Jesuits.org ran an excerpt from <i>Father Ed</i> along with an interview with me for their AMDG Podcast.</a></p><p><i><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-catholic-beyond-the-headlines-dawn-eden/id1494218207?i=1000607358534" target="_blank">Chicago Catholic</a></i> editor Joyce Duriga interviewed me for her podcast Beyond the Headlines.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>March 2023</b></p><p><a href="https://www.ncronline.org/culture/book-reviews/jesuit-priest-who-was-spiritual-force-behind-alcoholics-anonymous" target="_blank">Alessandra Harris reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for the <i>National Catholic Reporter</i></a>: "<i>Father Ed</i> is an uplifting witness of a priest whose mission was to minister to people suffering on the margins of society and share Christ's healing love with them."</p>
<p><a href="https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/the-first-catholic-outreach-to-alcoholics-anonymous/" target="_blank">Notre Dame's <i>Church Life Journal</i> published an excerpt</a> from Father Ed.</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://thechristophersblog.org/2023/03/22/74th-annual-christopher-awards-for-books-tv-and-film-highlight-kindness-courage-and-faith/" target="_blank">The Christophers announced that <i>Father Ed</i> was a winner of the 2023 Christopher Award.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://starworldwidenetworks.com/episodes/anyone-who-has-been-touched-by-aa-knows-about-its-founder-bill-w-but-who-inspired-him-let-author-dawn-eden-goldstein-tell-us-on-the-god-show" target="_blank">Pat McMahon interviewed me on <i>Father Ed</i> for his radio program "The God Show."</a></p>
<p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-priest-for-the-people-with-problems-dawn-eden-goldstein/id542958695?i=1000603861369" target="_blank">David Dault interviewed me on <i>Father Ed</i> for his podcast Things Not Seen.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://catholicvirginian.org/columns/in-light-of-faith/meet-the-compassionate-priest-who-served-the-scorned/" target="_blank">Barbara Hughes reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> in <i>The Catholic Virginian</i></a>:
</p><p><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2023/03/16/ed-dowling-aa-goldstein-kenet-244857" target="_blank">Patricia Lawler Kenet reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> in <i>America</i> magazine</a>: "[In <i>Father Ed</i>,] we encounter a remarkable individual whose intellect, enthusiasm and humility helped Alcoholics Anonymous burgeon into a worldwide haven for spiritual growth for those struggling with addiction."
</p><p><a href="https://www.thetablet.co.uk/podcasts/6/2375/fr-ed-dowling-sj-the-story-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Ruthie Gledhill interviewed me on <i>Father Ed</i> for The Tablet Podcast</a>.</p><p><b>February 2023</b></p>
<p><a href="https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/valerie-schultz/valerie-schultz-the-path-of-grace-with-father-ed-dowling/article_86899bf4-b2ea-11ed-b5db-77dd7ef23620.html" target="_blank">Valerie Schultz reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for The Californian</a>: "Father Ed seemed to embody a human bridge between Ignatian spirituality and AA."
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<p><a href="https://angelusnews.com/arts-culture/the-priest-behind-aa/" target="_blank">Msgr. Richard Antall reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for Angelus</a>: “Goldstein’s book is a portrait of a creative priest who also intersected with an important chunk of American Catholic history.”</p>
<a href="https://www.thetablet.co.uk/books/10/22855/how-alcoholics-anonymous-was-lit-by-a-spirit-of-the-divine-" target="_blank">Ruthie Gledhill reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> in <i>The Tablet</i></a> (UK): "[Goldstein's] thoroughly researched and profoundly moving biography of this remarkable man will be of interest to people involved with the 12-step programme, as well as to those who are curious about the pre-Vatican II priestly formation of Jesuits.<div><br /></div><div>Edward Feser, after reading <i>Father Ed</i>, wrote a lovely review: <a href="https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2023/02/an-anonymous-saint.html" target="_blank">"An anonymous saint?"</a><br />
<p><b>January 2023</b></p>
<a href="https://rlo.acton.org/archives/124166-a-priest-for-people-with-problems.html" target="_blank">Sarah Negri reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for the Acton Institute Blog</a>: "With depth and style, Goldstein unveils the figure of Dowling and honors his tireless devotion to helping 'people with problems,' thereby offering inspiration and hope to modern readers on their own healing journey."
<p><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/01/19/ed-dowling-alcoholics-anonymous-priest-244555" target="_blank"><i>America</i> magazine ran an excerpt from <i>Father Ed</i></a>.</p>
<div><a href="https://pca.st/u1m2wa53" target="_blank">The Paulists' Deacons Pod featured an interview with me on <i>Father Ed</i></a>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/father-ed-rediscovering-a-holy-priest-and-founding-father-of-alcoholics-anonymous" target="_blank">Mark Judge reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> in the Washington Examiner</a>: "[Goldstein] highlights how Dowling’s Christian humility and devotion became central to the AA movement. Dowling saw a spiritual continuity between AA’s 12-step program and St. Ignatius’s ... Spiritual Exercises."
<p><b>December 2022</b></p><p><a href="https://wherepeteris.com/father-ed-a-man-for-god-and-others/" target="_blank">Daniel Amiri reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> for Where Peter Is</a>: "I found Dawn Eden Goldstein’s book, <i>Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor</i>, to present an inspiring model."</p><p><br /></p>
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<center>Robert Ellsberg interviewed me for Orbis Books' YouTube channel (also available as a <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/user/amongthepeople/dawn-eden-goldstein-podcast" target="_blank">podcast</a>)</center><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-matters-most/id1650272494" target="_blank">Prof. John W. Martens interviewed me</a> on his podcast "What Matters Most."</p><p><b>November 2022</b></p><p><a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/in-a-time-of-trouble-twelve-pillars-of-wisdom/" target="_blank">James P. Pinkerton reviewed <i>Father Ed</i> in <i>The American Conservative</i></a>: "In [Goldstein's] scholarly hands, Dowling comes to life as a man with a mission—and actually, many missions, practical and spiritual. For all his close association with Wilson, Goldstein writes that Dowling’s 'true purpose went well beyond sobering up drunks.'"</p><p>Tony Rossi interviewed me on <i>Father Ed</i> for a print article and podcast on <a href="https://thechristophersblog.org/2022/11/14/author-explores-father-ed-dowlings-ministry-to-alcoholics-the-suffering-and-marginalized/" target="_blank">Light One Candle—The Blog of the Christophers.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/11/alcoholics-anonymous-aa-bill-w-bill-wilson-father-edward-dowling/" target="_blank">PBS affiliate <i>New Jersey Spotlight News</i></a> featured an interview with me on <i>Father Ed</i>.</p><p><b>September 2022</b></p><p><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781626984868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Publishers Weekly</i> reviewed <i>Father Ed</i></a>: "This is a powerful take on an often overlooked spiritual influence on Alcoholics Anonymous."</p></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-78134592631602838922023-11-18T11:34:00.005-06:002023-11-18T11:38:16.389-06:00My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints is back in the Kindle store<div class="separator"><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3R5LkjC"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgrrOX6Rze1t1elH76XQDoT5bodJS5Ub2M_IO4TzctDH8yR7jb6-EhZqjTGQhWjF2gKBn72HN1xCBTvKN_uoJhD25MNHoITU2PL_QQ83LoGwuPn_a8El2fQ5SjEIh0Ef6SBEZo_KuAnlcMfGfJQHAodZ2rImyYAkzNUKlLfIfu5CErC6-l2YoKxA/w206-h320/My%20Peace%20cover.jpg" width="206" /></a></div></div><p>Recently Ave Maria Press took my 2012 book <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3R5LkjC" target="_blank">My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints</a></i> out of print after eleven years. During that time, the book sold more than 14,000 copies in English and had been translated into <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL1KF6L" target="_blank">Spanish</a>, French, Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, and Italian. The rights to it have now reverted to me.</p><div><br /></div><div>I am hoping that a publisher will approach me offering to put <i>My Peace I Give You</i> back into print, as I would love to publish it in a revised and expanded edition. For now, I have made it available in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLKZRCLM?&linkCode=sl1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=c74e586cc04fd179738aea3934ce75e9&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">a replica edition on Kindle</a>, priced at $4.99 so that any one who might be helped by it can find it. In addition, I have made <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLL1KF6L" target="_blank">the Spanish translation</a> available on Kindle. If you are in any country served by Amazon, you should be able to find the book by searching Amazon's Kindle store for "My Peace I Give You" and "Dawn Eden" or, for the Spanish Edition, "Mi Paz Os Doy" and "Dawn Eden."<br /><br />The Amazon links used in this post and elsewhere on The Dawn Patrol are from Amazon's affiliate program. If you purchase anything on Amazon after clicking one of those links, I will receive a commission that I will donate to the <a href="https://www.hyperemesis.org/" target="_blank">HER Foundation</a>, which helps pregnant women who suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum.</div><p></p>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-38090761657248520512023-10-21T22:21:00.002-05:002023-10-21T22:21:41.472-05:00What's it like to hear me speak on Father Ed? Read this review and find outThis week I had the pleasure of speaking on <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponso</a>r</i> last Tuesday at St. Michael's College in Vermont, and then had the additional pleasure of reading <a href="https://www.smcvt.edu/about-smc/news/2023/october/author-tells-how-jesuit-priest-profoundly-influenced-alcoholics-anonymous/" target="_blank">Mark Tarnacki's beautiful writeup of the event</a>. I recommend reading Mark's review if you're considering bringing me to your town to speak on <i>Father Ed</i>, as it gives an excellent idea of what it's like when I share the story of the great Jesuit who was a "spiritual sponsor" to Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill W.Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-66626370272951503002023-09-03T00:01:00.005-05:002023-09-25T01:12:31.237-05:00News from Eden: More Father Ed talks, and a Father Twomey biography now in progress<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAF3md9tiIeFyhuW1M8F6E5B2pHlohXcQDpoV7oMEQoPtGsk7FotUOtv3ZvBfyAPGuu551USmoO2BUvttFd35lkSqwR_ykxkSQQZccLBwRUlXNEJBPqJqtEwN3XgUsTFX5mUMD-tbxBfeOm81Gank3S_D-q5ZO1DyFlnW3nLGeLJPsedNlO9A_g/s2736/SMALLER%20VERSION%20Dawn%20Eden%20Goldstein%20-%20photo%20by%20Sara%20Harris%202023-07-20%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="1824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAF3md9tiIeFyhuW1M8F6E5B2pHlohXcQDpoV7oMEQoPtGsk7FotUOtv3ZvBfyAPGuu551USmoO2BUvttFd35lkSqwR_ykxkSQQZccLBwRUlXNEJBPqJqtEwN3XgUsTFX5mUMD-tbxBfeOm81Gank3S_D-q5ZO1DyFlnW3nLGeLJPsedNlO9A_g/s320/SMALLER%20VERSION%20Dawn%20Eden%20Goldstein%20-%20photo%20by%20Sara%20Harris%202023-07-20%20.png" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY18zYTLZtQSJZm_7cALDPN2q0kbRmBQ_ks0AMppmPSE3tMZKrHFkLyrtoHXUuzOzvpm9q4_OCXs5Bf4_1hwNuHxOirHEiSRc-NAsk9Mg8VWSbpNakBbi0O1mThF6uoM-ya03_fP0FdEmqkblDnm6A32xcsixU9t-_msus0X7e4fM12iPnadm7rw/s1218/1956%20ca%20-%20twomey%20at%20desk%20undated%20from%20Loyola%20collection%20at%20Louisiana%20Digital%20Library.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="966" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY18zYTLZtQSJZm_7cALDPN2q0kbRmBQ_ks0AMppmPSE3tMZKrHFkLyrtoHXUuzOzvpm9q4_OCXs5Bf4_1hwNuHxOirHEiSRc-NAsk9Mg8VWSbpNakBbi0O1mThF6uoM-ya03_fP0FdEmqkblDnm6A32xcsixU9t-_msus0X7e4fM12iPnadm7rw/s320/1956%20ca%20-%20twomey%20at%20desk%20undated%20from%20Loyola%20collection%20at%20Louisiana%20Digital%20Library.png" width="254" /></a></center><center><br /></center>
<center><span><i>Left: Dawn Eden Goldstein. Photograph by Sara Harris, July 2023. Right: Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ, circa 1956. Photograph from the Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections and Archives, accessed through <a href="https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/loyno-p16313coll28%3A4601" target="_blank">Louisiana Digital Library</a>.</i></span></center><center><br /></center><div>When I last posted <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/2023/05/news-from-eden-new-degree-and-new.html" target="_blank">"News from Eden,"</a> I shared my desire to write a biography of Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ. Today I am grateful to let you know that I am currently completing a monthlong research trip to New Orleans as the first official stage of my endeavor to tell Twomey's story. Twomey's papers are in the <a href="https://loynosca.libraryhost.com/resources/louis_j_twomey_sj_papers" target="_blank">Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections and Archives</a>, which I have been blessed to research while enjoying the gracious hospitality of the university's Jesuit Community. My travel expenses have been covered by a private donor and by <a href="https://jsri.loyno.edu/" target="_blank">The Jesuit Social Research Institute</a> in collaboration with the Loyola University New Orleans College and Arts and Sciences.</div><div><br /></div><div>Based on my experience writing <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>, I estimate that writing my Twomey biography—tentatively titled <i>God's Gadfly</i>—will take me about a year. Since the funds that I have raised thus far extend only to my present research trip, and since any publishing contract that I may obtain will probably cover only a few months' expenses, I will need to do more fund-raising to make up the difference. So, after I return home to Washington, DC, on September 9, I plan to post an online fundraiser. If you would like to be notified when the online fundraiser goes live, or if you would like to offer support independently of it, please write me at the email address at the bottom of <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">my Biography page</a>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Currently I am working on a proposal for <i>God's Gadfly </i>that will include an overview and an annotated chapter online. The overview is complete and I am pleased to share it with you—see below. Last, if you live in Texas, Massachusetts, Vermont, or New Jersey, I'll soon be coming your way to speak on <i>Father Ed</i>, so do please <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/media-appearances-speaking.html" target="_blank">take a look at my speaking schedule</a> and come if you can. Thank you and God bless you!<br /></div><div>
<b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>God’s Gadfly:</i> </b><i><b>The Life and Witness of Southern Civil-Rights Pioneer Louis J. Twomey, SJ</b> </i></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">"I am tired, but I always find time to follow Father's suggestions." — <b>Martin Luther King, Jr.</b>, writing to Henry J. Engler Jr., about Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ, December 10, 1964 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> “Jesuit Father Louis Twomey ... has done more than any one man hereabouts to translate Catholic social principles into meaningful action.” — <b>Walker Percy</b>, “New Orleans Mon Amour,” <i>Harper’s</i>, September 1968 </div><div><br /></div><div>Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ, was a classic, cassock-wearing old-school Jesuit—but with a twist that made him stand out among Catholic clergy in Louisiana, where he ministered from the late 1940s until his death in 1969. He crusaded against atheistic communism, gave retreats, prayed the rosary, paused work at noon to lead his staff in the Angelus, began each car trip with a prayer, never sat beside a woman on a train (for fear of causing scandal) ... and fought white supremacy. <i>With God’s Gadfly: The Life and Witness of Father Louis J. Twomey, SJ</i>, the Christopher Award-winning biographer Dawn Eden Goldstein (author of <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>) will present the first full-length biography of this great-souled Jesuit who successfully challenged his religious order—and humanity at large—to put its belief in human dignity into action. </div><div><br /></div><div>Inspired by the social-justice encyclicals of Leo XIII and Pius XI, Father Twomey felt a powerful calling to champion the rights of organized labor, the poor, and African-Americans suffering injustice in the segregated South. In 1947, he founded the South’s only labor school, the Institute of Industrial Relations at Loyola University in New Orleans. The following year, he began publishing Christ’s Blueprint for the South, a monthly newsletter sharing his vision of social justice with fellow Jesuits around the world. Its credo: “to create a society in which the dignity of the human person, in whomsoever found, shall be acknowledged, respected, and protected.”</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a time when Jesuits wielded outsize influence in the Catholic intellectual world and beyond—and the Blueprint influenced the influencers. Over the twenty-one years of Twomey’s editorship, the subscriber base of the newsletter—renamed Blueprint for the Christian Reshaping of Society—grew to encompass three thousand Jesuits in forty-four countries. Among its readers was Ian Travers-Ball, who credited the Blueprint for inspiring him to serve the poor in India with Mother Teresa; as Brother Andrew, he became the first superior of the Missionaries of Charity Brothers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although scholars often acknowledge Twomey's accomplishments, the only published study of his life until now was the slim 1978 monograph <i>At Face Value</i>, by former America editor Father C.J. McNaspy, SJ. <i>At Face Value</i> was adapted from a dissertation, and it read like one. It conveyed Twomey’s importance but failed to capture his fire. Now, fifty-five years since his death, and two years since the New Orleans City Council Street Renaming Commission voted to rename Calhoun Street “Father Louis J. Twomey Street,” the time is right for a biography worthy of him.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>God’s Gadfly </i>will detail the breadth of Twomey’s apostolic labors, which eventually extended to include the Inter-American Center, a leadership-training program that taught democratic principles to more than 1,000 young professionals from Latin American countries. But its special focus will be upon his visionary work in civil rights, including his newly discovered correspondence with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. </div><div><br /></div><div>Father Twomey’s passion for justice led him to become one of King’s earliest white allies, as well as the first Catholic priest to offer the young minister both moral and material support. The two became friends during a visit of King’s to New Orleans in early April 1954, before King completed his doctorate and even before he pastored a church. For more than a decade, Twomey would advise King on Catholic issues and provide him with literature to help him persuade Catholics of their obligation to pursue racial justice. </div><div><br /></div><div>Many Catholics needed persuading. Formed in an age of populist demagogues such as Father Leonard Feeney and Father Charles Coughlin, these members of the faithful correctly grasped that Catholicism stood in opposition to communism. But they felt no religious obligation to oppose racial prejudice. Among them were thought leaders such as National Review’s William F. Buckley, who went so far as to portray the fight against segregation as a dangerous distraction from the fight against communism.</div><div><br /></div><div>Father Twomey confounded complacent Catholics by insisting that white supremacy, in presenting America to the world as a land of inequality, only served to fuel communism’s spread. To Buckley, such an argument was “nonsensical.” Others used harsher words. Father Twomey told a 1953 Teamsters gathering that white supremacists called him a “Red in Robes” (the “robes” being his cassock), a “racial fanatic,” a “dangerous man,” and a “n----- lover.” He added that he did not fear such “intemperate epithets. But he did fear that “the gross injustices which are inherent in our interracial relations in the South” would bring down “the avenging wrath of an angry God.” As he put it in a 1950 speech to Catholic educators, “How long is God going to allow his image and likeness in black skin to be kicked around?”</div><div><br /></div><div>By far the most painful opposition Twomey faced was from members of his own Jesuit community. From 1950 onward, he tried repeatedly to convince Loyola New Orleans to admit talented Black candidates to its law school, finally succeeding in 1952 with the admission of Norman Francis (who would become the first Black president of Xavier University of Louisiana). In the Jesuit residence where he lived, Twomey’s neighbors included pro-segregation priests who resented him as a troublemaker. One of them complained to the provincial superior that, thanks to the influence of Twomey and his colleagues, young Jesuits studying at Loyola “had racial equality pumped into them.”
But Twomey persisted, and was ultimately vindicated in the most dramatic way possible.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1967, Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe summoned him to Rome to be the main drafter of “The Interracial Apostolate,” a letter to the U.S. Jesuits urging them “to preach, to teach and to practice the Christian truths of interracial justice and charity.” The Jesuits’ present work promoting those truths can be directly traced to the influence of that letter—the first under Arrupe’s name to emphasize what would become known as the preferential option for the poor.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two years after Twomey drafted “The Interracial Apostolate,” as he lay dying of emphysema, Arrupe wrote from Rome to encourage him: “You know how grateful I am for your wonderful work.” Indeed, as <i>God’s Gadfly</i> will show, lovers of justice, democratic freedoms, and Christian faith in action have much reason to be grateful for Twomey’s prophetic witness.<br /><br /><i>Contact Dawn Eden Goldstein through the email address at the bottom of <a href="https://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">her Biography page</a>.</i></div></div></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-91278363915214446392022-12-24T01:53:00.000-06:002022-12-24T01:53:20.068-06:00Father Ed shows "what is possible ... when we die to self"<p>I received a wonderful early Christmas present yesterday in the form of <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/father-ed-a-man-for-god-and-others/" target="_blank">a review of my new biography</a> of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>, in my favorite opinion website, Where Peter Is. Whereas I had seen Dowling as a model for the priesthood, reviewer Dan Amiri sees a model for all men, <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/father-ed-a-man-for-god-and-others/" target="_blank">writing</a>,</p><blockquote>Goldstein effectively captures the powerful working of God’s grace in a man who accomplished much but who thought of himself very little. One could reasonably argue that Fr. Dowling’s example is the antidote to much of what modern Catholic manhood “experts” stand for. In his life story, we see what is possible for men when we die to self and allow God’s will to reign in our lives.</blockquote><p>Amiri also is impressed with what I have uncovered regarding Father Ed's influence upon Alcoholics Anonymous, whose co-founder Bill W. called Dowling his "spiritual sponsor":</p><p></p><blockquote>Goldstein's book convincingly argues that without Dowling and his early partnership with Bill W., AA would not be the organization that it is today – if it existed at all. Dowling not only provided moral and practical support to Bill W. during his bouts of severe depression and discouragement at critical junctures for AA, but he was also instrumental in the spread of the organization in its earliest stages.</blockquote><p>I'm really touched to receive <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/father-ed-a-man-for-god-and-others/" target="_blank">this beautiful review</a> in addition to the other reviews of <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor" target="_blank">Father Ed</a></i> that have come in, all of which have been warmly positive thus far. It says a lot about Father Ed's greatness that my biography of him has won praise not only in Where Peter Is, which seeks to help readers better understand and appreciate Pope Francis's pontificate, and in <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/in-a-time-of-trouble-twelve-pillars-of-wisdom/" target="_blank">The American Conservative</a>, which is not known for publishing pro-Francis articles. People today are as moved as people were during his lifetime to learn of his trailblazing efforts to help those suffering from alcoholism, mental illness, and any other kind of problem. </p><p></p><p></p>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-58411992119194319682022-11-12T04:16:00.003-06:002022-11-12T04:17:56.574-06:00Father Edward Dowling SJ "comes to life" in my new biography, writes James P. Pinkerton<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRGjno9tdmt2CC8J1W3KdpEO_aZv2LRJQDeVkAinY_8EISxU9L-KmmvaZOELhPz_W6rUBeoh6OY9oqB4e2L-wxCG7zN1WXLNqquf4Zt3qQAJwZ3Q4XVOxmQp7wVvPfHR_dfr2XQ_xBRu3HM8UmjoptNqTvT9jsvAbUtoI-FLMM6jI_cL14iI/s2876/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-12%20at%205.13.43%20AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2876" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRGjno9tdmt2CC8J1W3KdpEO_aZv2LRJQDeVkAinY_8EISxU9L-KmmvaZOELhPz_W6rUBeoh6OY9oqB4e2L-wxCG7zN1WXLNqquf4Zt3qQAJwZ3Q4XVOxmQp7wVvPfHR_dfr2XQ_xBRu3HM8UmjoptNqTvT9jsvAbUtoI-FLMM6jI_cL14iI/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-12%20at%205.13.43%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo of Dowling graces <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/in-a-time-of-trouble-twelve-pillars-of-wisdom/" target="_blank">James P. Pinkerton's review of <i>Father Ed</i></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I am grateful to veteran journalist and former White House official James P. Pinkerton for his deep and thoughtful review of my new biography <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>. Writing that Father Edward Dowling, SJ, "comes to life" in the book, he says,<div><blockquote>
To read <i><a href="https://orbisbooks.com/collections/new-titles-fall-2022/products/father-ed-the-life-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor?variant=41465001771203">Father Ed</a></i> is to be carried back to a different era, when Catholic influence was at a peak, when Hollywood made church-centric films such as <i>Boys Town</i>, <i>The Song of Bernadette</i>, <i>Going My Way</i>, and <i>The Bells of St. Mary</i>’s, and when Dowling’s St. Louis was a major hub viz. another movie of that era, <i>Meet Me in St. Louis</i>. Figures such as Charles Lindbergh, Gerald P. Nye, Kennesaw Mountain Landis, Judy Garland, and Fulton Sheen make appearances, ably contextualized. We even meet the descendants of Dred Scott, whom Dowling befriended and aided, and Father William Bowdern, the priest who inspired William Peter Blatty’s novel-turned-movie <i>The Exorcist</i>.
</blockquote><a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/in-a-time-of-trouble-twelve-pillars-of-wisdom/" target="_blank">Read the entire review</a> at <i>The American Conservative</i>.<br /><br />Robert Ellsberg, my editor and publisher at Orbis Books (and son of Daniel Ellsberg) wryly remarked to me that having a review in <i>The American Conservative</i> was "an Orbis first"! That made me very happy—not because I am a regular reader of that magazine (the post-Trump era has left me more politically homeless than ever) but because Father Ed's message is too important to be confined to any particular camp. I want readers of every culture and faith, and of every political stripe, to discover him and be touched by his life as I have been.<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-47260233722209200792022-10-19T01:35:00.002-05:002022-10-19T01:37:45.321-05:00Publishers Weekly praises the "powerful" Father Ed!<a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781626984868" rel="nofollow"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781626984868" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="1054" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDLXt12fSJD6NWTgVzjxsjTaNw2d5gmvKt6F3mFWNiuWUWfkTDEdYomn1WJb0sAIxZN_5LGkLIwrHYlD2nY61bdfqfpjcqGyWZoinlvUe-FQiUi9VCkn3PaDY5rJey4DAL-xeqCbH0gZprx5WLldHml4n_TInfBw29DNu9hAIyY7zzVCcTDg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-19%20at%202.30.59%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first sentences of <i>Publishers Weekly</i>'s review of <i>Father Ed</i>. Click the image to read the entire review.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A warmly positive review </a>of my biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a> </i>recently appeared in <i>Publishers Weekly.</i> The reviewer writes, <div><blockquote>This thorough biography of Fr. Edward Dowling by former journalist Goldstein (<i>Sunday Will Never Be the Same</i>) homes in on the priest’s friendship with Alcoholics Anonymous cofounder Bill Wilson. ... Meticulous research (Goldstein notes that, contrary to Wilson’s account of the night he met Dowling, weather reports indicate there was no precipitation) and fluid prose capture the nuances of this friendship. This is a powerful take on an often overlooked spiritual influence on Alcoholics Anonymous.</blockquote><div><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781626984868" target="_blank">Read the entire review</a> on <i>Publishers Weekly</i>'s website.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p></div></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-88220395036321877952022-09-08T21:05:00.003-05:002022-09-08T21:09:08.649-05:00New speaking dates announced for DC, OH, MD, and IL!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0nrciUSlxIA_vLGAej6FcZXoq6C1RTDH_CZW3kGF5WEQLtm32nNCySg5bB3idCTBewNfI8L5-FOS-iLlSsxG3OCYcDF4U5oiN95jBHc-y3HKLSCITDzZvqmkTTKsJv-5jrNN0j8AQZi9mhTnH4iiw94EGePyhNCnJ5hNYOLUVsaZJXX6sTM/s2662/20220830_174918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="1711" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0nrciUSlxIA_vLGAej6FcZXoq6C1RTDH_CZW3kGF5WEQLtm32nNCySg5bB3idCTBewNfI8L5-FOS-iLlSsxG3OCYcDF4U5oiN95jBHc-y3HKLSCITDzZvqmkTTKsJv-5jrNN0j8AQZi9mhTnH4iiw94EGePyhNCnJ5hNYOLUVsaZJXX6sTM/w206-h320/20220830_174918.jpg" title="Dawn Eden Goldstein holds the Orbis Books catalog page for Father Ed" width="206" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYiNmgsWYFTIGEz30jRruMyj9_a91KOlMv6GZ8oLd0zTuvRgY08p_aGu91zSNCjwA51lUUWZfgsyYfCy8LCKUrQ9ZZm5PFuR9YXQ3g0p6TfSVIT9bXut2cvbaLpwxnhgnXSPQIT2Ubq_wqhNT039OG4M-ert61UPacWUU2w-dXbStKZUf31E/s2550/Father%20Ed%20cover%20-%20final.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYiNmgsWYFTIGEz30jRruMyj9_a91KOlMv6GZ8oLd0zTuvRgY08p_aGu91zSNCjwA51lUUWZfgsyYfCy8LCKUrQ9ZZm5PFuR9YXQ3g0p6TfSVIT9bXut2cvbaLpwxnhgnXSPQIT2Ubq_wqhNT039OG4M-ert61UPacWUU2w-dXbStKZUf31E/w212-h320/Father%20Ed%20cover%20-%20final.jpeg" title="Front cover of Dawn Eden Goldstein's book Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At left, I hold the Orbis Books Fall 2022 catalog featuring <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow">Father Ed</a></i>.</div><br /><p></p><div>I'm thrilled to announce that I have several speaking dates lined up to speak about my upcoming biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, <i style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" rel="nofollow">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i><span style="text-align: center;">. Visit my <a href="http://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/media-appearances-speaking.html" rel="nofollow">"Upcoming Talks"</a> page for information on my personal appearances, which will include talks in Washington, DC; Akron, Ohio (birthplace of Alcoholics Anonymous); Cleveland; and Cincinnati. I will also be speaking in January at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Owings Mills, Maryland, the home parish of the Rev. Sam Shoemaker, who was the first member of the clergy to support Bill W.'s work with alcoholics. And in March, I'll be delivering the annual St. John Henry Newman Lecture at the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;">New tour dates are being added as they come in, so check back regularly. If you would like to invite me to speak in your town, write to me: dawneden -at- gmail.com.</span></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-77360861794000671652022-08-27T23:04:00.004-05:002022-08-27T23:04:50.637-05:00Sneak peek: The cover of my upcoming biography of Father Ed Dowling, SJ<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVqnmtXAvkTxjJwlLQ7_cQ7ocIAMfv62MyTu70ZKJ5yA4c_fFbnn-dknGm2lBrajWx0rk1FjWyNyQo1CKbcAOYsqOpShFrHE4-2qK-QCL2pqiala3dyc_U2JG1c5mO9j1ZPSNS0AysF7hnsnAAgEEzASuCs_4Et2m5HXmcAr1_67upbWVFEM/s3162/Father%20Ed%20cover%20final.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The cover of Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor by Dawn Eden Goldstein" border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="3162" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVqnmtXAvkTxjJwlLQ7_cQ7ocIAMfv62MyTu70ZKJ5yA4c_fFbnn-dknGm2lBrajWx0rk1FjWyNyQo1CKbcAOYsqOpShFrHE4-2qK-QCL2pqiala3dyc_U2JG1c5mO9j1ZPSNS0AysF7hnsnAAgEEzASuCs_4Et2m5HXmcAr1_67upbWVFEM/w400-h189/Father%20Ed%20cover%20final.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cover of <i>Father Ed. </i>Click on the photo for a larger image.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>My publisher Orbis Books sent my biography of Father Ed Dowling, SJ, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a>,</i> to the printer last week, and I am thrilled to reveal its cover. The photo of Father Ed is courtesy of Alcoholics Anonymous's General Service Office Archives and has never before been reproduced. I love it because it shows Dowling's grace and humility while also giving a hint of the suffering he endured. As for the wonderful "Father Ed" logo, I'm in awe of how beautifully Orbis's art department created it from Dowling's own handwriting!<br /><br /><i>Father Ed</i> is due in stores December 1 and is available for pre-order from <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/father-ed-the-story-of-bill-w-s-spiritual-sponsor/9781626984868" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a> (which has the best price), <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/father-ed-dawn-eden-goldstein/1141243114" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and "wherever fine books are sold." Also, I hope to tour every city, state, country, and continent promoting it, so please contact me if you would like me to speak where you live. My email address is at the bottom of my <a href="http://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html" target="_blank">biography page</a>.<br /><br />More news soon, I promise! In the meantime, you can always keep up with me through <a href="https://twitter.com/dawnofmercy" target="_blank">my Twitter account @dawnofmercy</a>.</div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-13262754824969195622022-06-27T18:41:00.003-05:002022-07-31T20:40:34.537-05:00News from Eden: Theologian/canonist/author ready for a new position<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7VYNooQSyufXT2R8XXcT3I2UkvUjxihPwy6xSCw6wWQ1lDrT8rcVlISdVEWQ8JF17udvxbTbEuPjVam85pFUAMuAKXqnCOwGCwbKFp7Td6Hz3MH0yvDSTf95gcUh2-oKWBcyMhAIO0Qht2lzOkdmSMxcDIWHsL1bHUhAnNi7bajFag2X5_k/s4089/Dawn%20Eden%20Goldstein%20photographed%20by%20Jay%20Mallin%20-%20June%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4089" data-original-width="3271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7VYNooQSyufXT2R8XXcT3I2UkvUjxihPwy6xSCw6wWQ1lDrT8rcVlISdVEWQ8JF17udvxbTbEuPjVam85pFUAMuAKXqnCOwGCwbKFp7Td6Hz3MH0yvDSTf95gcUh2-oKWBcyMhAIO0Qht2lzOkdmSMxcDIWHsL1bHUhAnNi7bajFag2X5_k/w320-h400/Dawn%20Eden%20Goldstein%20photographed%20by%20Jay%20Mallin%20-%20June%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn Eden Goldstein, June 2022. Photo: <a href="http://www.jaymallinphotos.com/jmpf/" target="_blank">Jay Mallin</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>These past two years have been the busiest of my life—and the most blessed. Not only did I complete <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">my biography of Father Ed Dowling, SJ</a> (to be published in December by Orbis Books), but I also worked towards a licentiate in canon law. Now I am close to completing my requirements for the licentiate and will be done at the end of July, if all goes well. So it is time to return to the job market and look for a position where I can remain indefinitely and thrive while doing what I love.<br /><br /><b>What type of work do I love? </b>I love . . .</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>teaching</b> <b>theology</b> on the graduate level, as I have done at universities and seminaries in England, the United States, and India. My specialization is in systematics, which makes me a Jill of all trades in the theological world. <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-woman-training-priests-met-20160505-story.html" target="_blank">I was the first woman ever </a>to receive a doctorate in sacred theology from the University of St. Mary of the Lake (2016).</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>teaching writing and composition</b> to university students at all levels. I have directed the Writing Center at Holy Apostles College and Seminary and at the Pontifical University of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies.</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>writing and editing (including theological and canon-law editing)</b>. I began my writing career as a rock and roll historian while still in college at New York University. Later I worked on the editorial staff of the <i>New York Post</i> and the <i>Daily News</i>, before publishing my first book in 2006. Today I am the author of four or five books (depending on how one counts the <a href="https://www.thomasnelson.com/9780849913112/the-thrill-of-the-chaste/" target="_blank">two</a> <a href="https://www.avemariapress.com/products/The-Thrill-of-the-Chaste-Catholic-Edition" target="_blank">editions</a> of <i>The Thrill of the Chaste</i>), with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">another on the way</a>. Together my books have sold more than fifty thousand copies in ten languages. My background in theology and canon law also qualifies me to do editorial work in those fields.</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>protecting canonical rights</b>. Once I gain my licentiate in canon law, I intend to assist laypersons, religious, and priests whose rights are being threatened.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What would be my ideal position?</b> Ideally I would like either . . .</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>. . . <b>a teaching position that would also involve directing theses, publishing research, and/or running a writing center</b>. I would work best in an academic position where I would have the widest possible variety of responsibilities. This would likely necessitate a teaching load of 2:2 or, at most, 3:2 (depending upon the amount of non-teaching responsibilities), with summers off to write.</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>an editing position that would entail working in an office</b>. I enjoy working around others in a literary, journalistic, and/or academic environment.</div><div><br /></div><div>. . . <b>or a factotum-type position at a diocese, with an anchor job that allows time for adjunct/part-time positions. </b>For example, I could be a speaker/writer-in-residence at a diocesan retreat house, and also do adjunct teaching at the local seminary, and also fill in at the marriage tribunal. Again, the appeal for me would be the opportunity to have a wide variety of responsibilities in my fields of expertise. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you know anyone who might be looking for a professor, writer, editor, or canonist with my credentials and interest, I would be grateful if you would share this blog post with them. <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajjbacy1wkuu9jg/Dawn%20Eden%20Goldstein%20-%20CV%20-%20Resume%20-%20Public%20-%206-22.pdf?dl=0">My curriculum vitae may be viewed online at this link.</a> Thank you and God bless you.</div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-6401041100888044412022-06-01T21:24:00.034-05:002022-06-02T10:15:40.624-05:00UPDATED: Latest news on Father Ed--including plans for the book launch<p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32BsxC9Y-ME-OOXpU2VvOYKNObGkTsGWDO4FM4I7IcnCBe6Zx2dg_Im_1bkKzrAFAA95_31LHbbWGYLJWREUf17CPMqrNLGOQFZ044zjgfkWvr15_i-yavsJW2awPxaeCml78sT_mUdRqFJfzMVki7TKtYfGRGELLnz8iyGGU7njIlEb-5Y/s2880/Bill%20W%20and%20Father%20Dowling%20screenshot.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bill W. and Father Ed seated at a restaurant table" border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2880" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32BsxC9Y-ME-OOXpU2VvOYKNObGkTsGWDO4FM4I7IcnCBe6Zx2dg_Im_1bkKzrAFAA95_31LHbbWGYLJWREUf17CPMqrNLGOQFZ044zjgfkWvr15_i-yavsJW2awPxaeCml78sT_mUdRqFJfzMVki7TKtYfGRGELLnz8iyGGU7njIlEb-5Y/w400-h225/Bill%20W%20and%20Father%20Dowling%20screenshot.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill W. and Father Edward Dowling, SJ, circa 1956</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>This week, I had the great joy of completing my biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</a></i>. Now the entire manuscript is with the publisher, Orbis Books, which will publish it at the beginning of December. The book is already <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">available for pre-order at Amazon.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although the Amazon page for <i>Father Ed</i> says the book is 240 pages, it will likely prove to be about 400 pages, as the manuscript came to more than 140,000 words. Below is a sneak peek at the table of contents.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAF41Ls5eok-eRDDzH0hzR1GdJ7VJoSD-spRzTYeZR4IvDUy9wooCoMju33cenqQKEmE92nduj9iEMxfU1XXFZbE0zq4Cfb5L6v9osWJ_SWUjqa8A4IyyCgr4viGkcO840pSYViIn9ONLA2m_3pkxg4eJ1J8WW51hQ5_lhyNGFjzFKVvrskRw/s1204/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-31%20at%209.47.30%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Table of contents for Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor" border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAF41Ls5eok-eRDDzH0hzR1GdJ7VJoSD-spRzTYeZR4IvDUy9wooCoMju33cenqQKEmE92nduj9iEMxfU1XXFZbE0zq4Cfb5L6v9osWJ_SWUjqa8A4IyyCgr4viGkcO840pSYViIn9ONLA2m_3pkxg4eJ1J8WW51hQ5_lhyNGFjzFKVvrskRw/w316-h320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-31%20at%209.47.30%20PM.png" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div><b>UPDATE, June 2, 2022: </b>I originally posted that the book launch would be at my parish, St. Joseph's on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on the publication date for <i>Father Ed</i>, which is currently set for December 1. However, my publisher has informed me that it needs to review its production schedule to determine whether the printer can have copies ready in time for that date. So I'm holding off on announcing speaking appearances until the exact publication date is confirmed, which should be soon. Once that happens, I hope to announce talks on <i>Father Ed</i> in Cincinnati, Akron, St. Louis, and Memphis, as well as Washington, so <a href="http://dawneden.blogspot.com/p/media-appearances-speaking.html" target="_blank">keep an eye on my events page</a>.</div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-91838729018686745432022-04-06T23:04:00.003-05:002022-06-22T19:03:57.834-05:00My biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, now available for preorder!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjadvUz2sEJb1HYuII0YRMg35HGRrFV5kijuWJnv3asf5hmxUIf2hu5FERgBpp-dzo68b45bBilF_VHwuVH0Q-THPYp47oIKw33b8sRxmHe_KemVBElteBFuix2srXDGNGrhVdxPQHHhrgolNzO52Zw9zGBDXl9LYc7URAw1sFSjY-Bx6V7w/s2550/Father%20Ed%20cover%20-%20final.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjadvUz2sEJb1HYuII0YRMg35HGRrFV5kijuWJnv3asf5hmxUIf2hu5FERgBpp-dzo68b45bBilF_VHwuVH0Q-THPYp47oIKw33b8sRxmHe_KemVBElteBFuix2srXDGNGrhVdxPQHHhrgolNzO52Zw9zGBDXl9LYc7URAw1sFSjY-Bx6V7w/s320/Father%20Ed%20cover%20-%20final.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
I'm thrilled to announce that my biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ—<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl"><i>Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor</i></a>—is now available for pre-order on Amazon! It goes on sale in December. <p>If you pre-order <i>Father Ed</i> through <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Ed-Story-Spiritual-Sponsor/dp/1626984867?qid=1649303334&refinements=p_27%3ADawn+Eden+Goldstein&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Dawn+Eden+Goldstein&linkCode=ll1&tag=thedawnpatrol-20&linkId=f095b6061e547c53c0b88ced14a19886&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">this link</a>, I will receive a commission that I will donate to the <a href="https://www.hyperemesis.org/who-we-help/volunteers/" target="_blank">HER Foundation's volunteer program</a>, which assists women who suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum (an extreme form of morning sickness). I have been donating 100% of my Amazon commissions to the HER Foundation's volunteer program since 2006.
Please pray for me as I complete my work on <i>Father Ed</i>; I must finish by Easter!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-26254169629593341902022-01-15T13:27:00.003-06:002022-01-15T13:29:15.977-06:00Remembering Alice von Hildebrand<p>I am grateful for the life of Alice von Hildebrand and to have counted her as a friend. Click the player below to hear a brief recording of me recounting things she told me and William Doino Jr. when we visited her in September 2017, including the things she told us she wanted to say to God when she died.</p><p>
<iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196839114&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/dawneden-1" title="Dawn Eden Goldstein" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Dawn Eden Goldstein</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dawneden-1/recalling-a-conversation-with-alice-von-hildebrand-december-5-2017" title="Recalling a conversation With Alice von Hildebrand--September 16, 2017" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Recalling a conversation With Alice von Hildebrand--September 16, 2017</a></div>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3258069.post-69139202196689568382021-12-10T23:09:00.001-06:002021-12-10T23:09:32.497-06:00WATCH NOW: I speak in Paris about healing sexual wounds with the help of the saints<p><center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VTGR4utbOgM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></center><br><a href="http://dawneden.blogspot.com/2021/10/an-american-in-paris-text-of-talk-i.html" target="_blank">I posted earlier about my talk at Paris's Saint-Pierre-du-Gros-Caillou</a> and now am pleased to share the video of my talk and question-and-answer session. It's in English with a terrific interpreter giving a line-by-line French translation. If you would like to read my talk instead, <a href="http://dawneden.blogspot.com/2021/10/an-american-in-paris-text-of-talk-i.html" target="_blank">here is a link to the full text</a>. Its message is drawn from my book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594712905/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1594712905&linkCode=as2&tag=thedawnpatrol-20" target="_blank">My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints</a></i>.</p><p></p><p></p><br><br>Dawn Eden Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12940490469208963411noreply@blogger.com