Edward Dowling, SJ (1898–1960), also known as Father Ed, was a Jesuit priest and spiritual advisor to Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Jesuit Father Ed Dowling's guidance helped Bill Wilson, co-founder of AA, maintain his spiritual sobriety.

Jan 19, 2023 · When 21-year-old Edward Dowling entered Florissant—or St. Stanislaus Seminary, as the Jesuits' novitiate in Missouri was officially named—on ...

NAME Edward "Ed" R. Dowling, age 59, of Hampshire, IL, passed away on October 15, 2006 at Provena St. Joseph's Hospital in Elgin.

"There was the beloved Father Dowling, whose personal inspiration and whose recommendation of AA to the world did so much to make our Society what it is.

Father Edward Dowling (1898-1960), the oldest of five born to a devout Irish Catholic family from Saint Louis, became a beloved Jesuit priest. Though not ...

Feb 23, 2023 · But Dowling was not just a priest for alcoholics. He was involved in what we would now call “social justice” ministry. Passionate about politics ...

Father Edward Dowling, a great Jesuit friend of ours, once said to me, “Bill, it isn't what you people put into Alcoholics Anonymous that makes it so good ...

Father Ed is the first biography of Father Edward Dowling, SJ, whose guidance transformed Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson's life and deepened the ...

Jan 24, 2023 · Edward Dowling, S.J., by Dawn Eden Goldstein offers inspiration amid suffering and a role model for those seeking strength in a “Glad Gethsemane ...