Remembering Walpole Prison, Peace And Goodness

by Fr. Robert Doherty

Overview

In this book, Robert Doherty movingly recounts the life he spent in Walpole prison as a chaplain in the 1970s. There were many paths to take, but Doherty could not decide which was appropriate. The world, with its many tracks, appeared like a jungle; its paths tangled in each other, displaying no clear purpose.

Years later, following an early education in the St. Agnes Grammar School and Central Catholic High School, and a part-time job at St. John's Hospital, his search for meaning and simplicity resulted in an unexpected encounter with God that changed his life forever.

He was assigned to the position of Chaplain in Walpole Prison after attending St. John's Seminary and earning two degrees from the University of Ottawa and St. Paul's Pontifical University, Canada. This journey not only taught him about inmate counseling and performing religious services, but it also helped him develop and comprehend his parish while also teaching himself spiritual humility. Politics, violence, repentance, and everything that happens in prison are all intertwined in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855677065
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/04/2023
Pages:	90
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

I, Robert James Doherty, was born in the Winchester Hospital on January 25, 1942. The Doherty family lived in Reading, Massachusetts. My parents, Joseph and Alice, were the most active in our town. When my father was 17, his dad passed away. He graduated from High School and then went to work driving a bus for the Eastern Mass Bus Company. My mother, Alice, received a business degree from Burdette’s College, which was very rare in the 1920s. They continued to operate the Doherty Funeral Home, which was established by my grandfather in 1907.
We were five children, Joseph, Robert, Mary Alice, Rita, and the youngest, Paul. We were so blessed with relatives and friends; you could say that we were a happy family. In those days, God, Family, and Country were the top priority. We were Blessed.
I attended St. Agnes Grammar School, Central Catholic High School. St John’s Seminary in Boston for five years, then the University of Ottawa and St. Paul’s Pontifical University for three years – both located in Ottawa, Canada. I have been a Diocesan Priest for 52 years.
Pax et Bonum. (Peace and Goodness)