Joe Morris Doss
Joe Morris Doss is the President of At the Threshold, a newly launched international and ecumenical organization fostering the transformation of the Christian Church. Bishop Doss served parishes in Louisiana and California as an Episcopal priest, and the Diocese of New Jersey as Bishop. An attorney with a background in civil rights, he enjoys a national reputation in and out of the church, primarily as an advocate for justice, and in particular as a champion of minorities, women, and children. Bishop Doss is also granted special recognition in the church as a liturgist, ecumenist, and leader for church reform. He is the author of five books, including The Songs of the Mothers, a popular memoir about a rescue mission to Cuba titled Let the Bastards Go, chapters in edited books, numerous articles, and a successful play about a man he defended on death row appeals, who was executed on October 30, 1984. He is presently consumed with activities to help rebuild Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Bishop Doss personally testifies that he has found most “professional” satisfaction in his skills as a parish priest.
Ten Things I Can’t Do Without
- The company of my family
- Justice, at least here and there
- Prayer and especially community worship
- Sports–football and baseball
- Novels and poetry
- Good food, good wine, and booze
- Dancing, especially on the streets as the people of New Orleans entertain each other
- Theatre drama–and very good musicals sans sentimentality
- Thinking things through enough to arrive at belief, or at least a tentative opinion
- Writing and public speaking
Just heard about your new church.
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Dear Father Joe, I’ve thought of you often over the years- your wise support and counsel here in Palo Alto – and the day that you came to see my mother in New Jersey. I hope that you are well in these difficult times.
I’m writing with what may be an unusual question- do you know someone who has written about Jesus’s Comfortable Words . This was always the special part of the Mass for my father and me . Or do you know someone who might know. I would like write a bit on this theme.
Trust you are well in the midst of so much sickness in New Orleans Hope to hear from you.
Best wishes,
Bill Gould