Fr. Edward ("Eduardo") John Dougherty, SJ is an

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, communicator and religious

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of the

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movement in

. Father Dougherty was born on January 29, 1941, in

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. He was ordained in 1965 and first came to Brazil in 1966. He did his

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studies in

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. Before returning to Brazil, in 1969, he underwent his

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, becoming a charismatic. Establishing himself in

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, a city in the state of

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, he began to collaborate with another American Jesuit priest of the charismatic movement, Father

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(the creator of a successful program to recover

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s through a method which he called '' Demanding Love'' ("Amor Exigente" in

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). In 1980, Father Dougherty founded the ''Associação Senhor Jesus'' (Lord Jesus Association) a

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educational and religious association located in

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, São Paulo (very near to Campinas), which began by selling and distributing religious publications, music records, etc., and soon afterwards, the TV program "Anunciamos o Senhor" (We Announce the Lord), involving a national chain of three TV stations covering 60% of Brazilian territory. In 1990, he started his own

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called "

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" (21st century TV), supported by a

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with the same name. With excellent and extensive facilities in an area of more than 24,000 m²., the TV enjoys one of the most extensive (and free of charge) retransmission networks of educational television channels in

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. Father Dougherty has a keen

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ial and

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approach to his ministry and has studied

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in the USA.

Quote

:''I believe that the Catholic Church needs to enchant its clients. Using a marketing concept, we have the best possible product, that is, God; the best possible price, which is free; and a very extensive worldwide distribution network; but we still have to make a lot of noise. Our product must be an experience of God."''

References

External links

Biography
Associação Senhor Jesus (In Portuguese).
Associação Senhor Jesus
website.
TV Século 21
website. 1941 births Living people 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits 20th-century Brazilian Jesuits People from Campinas Brazilian people of American descent American emigrants to Brazil {{Brazil-reli-bio-stub