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From Stories of Recovery.org:

Father Ed Dowling(1898-1960)

The Jesuit priest who served for twenty years as sponsor and spiritual guide to Bill Wilson. Ed was the first to notice the similarities between the 12-step program and the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. Dowling showed up at Bill Wilson's door unannounced late one night in NYC. Bill and Father Ed, became close friends, and served as a spiritual advisor to Bill for over 20 years.


A talk by Father Dowling:
Father Ed Dowling - 1955 at the AA International Convention in St Louis, MO introduced by Bill Wilson

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