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From the Pews in Back: Young Women and Catholicism

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In the interest of full disclosure, I am friends with one of the contributors. Other things that bind me to this work are the facts that I am a Catholic since birth, not being given a choice at the time, and haven't bothered to change it since. But this isn't about me, it is about the brave women who took their faith seiously enough to expose their concerns, fears and yes, non-Catholic America, their hopes. While it is not mainstream and certainly even among Catholics might be on the outer edge does not diminish it's value. We are a nation of opinions, even those from arrogant talk show hosts or people on either side of the political spectrum, even Red Sox fans. Yet what makes this collection of essays so valuable to those of any faith is that these women were secure enough in their faith, however they define it, to put pen to paper, finger to keyboard or quill to papyrus.

I recommend this cornucopia of ideas to all those, again of any faith, to read, digest and apply to their own religious beliefs. This is a book that will provoke discussion, a frank exchange of ideas in a non-confrontational way which is what my Catholic Jesus would have wanted in my humble opinion. No opinion is wrong in this world. It is valued for it is a reasoned piece of one's soul bravely shared with the world which, in the last analysis enrichs us all.