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| Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church can be seen in the background of this photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
I am thrilled to be speaking on my biography of Father Edward Dowling, S.J.—Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor—on May 15, 6:30 p.m., at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, the historic Jesuit parish at Loyola University New Orleans. Although I have spoken at private gatherings in New Orleans, this will be my first time speaking publicly there. I am hoping very much that my longtime readers as well as new ones will hear about it and come on down.
New Orleans is a particularly special place to speak on Father Ed, as Dowling visited Loyola University New Orleans many times to speak at the Summer School of Catholic Action. And it's a special place for me in another way as well, because civil-rights pioneer Father Louis J. Twomey, S.J., the subject of my next biography (whom I recently profiled in America magazine), spent nearly all his working life at Loyola.
Speaking of Father Twomey, I am grateful to be sharing his story with the members of New Orleans's Round Table Club while I am in town. But that's a private event, so if you'd like to see me in the Crescent City, come to Holy Name—and please spread the word!
Speaking of Father Twomey, I am grateful to be sharing his story with the members of New Orleans's Round Table Club while I am in town. But that's a private event, so if you'd like to see me in the Crescent City, come to Holy Name—and please spread the word!
