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Joan Chittister, OSB (1936- ) is a Benedictine Sister of Erie, PA. She is the author of over 40 books--ten of which have won Catholic Press Association Awards (the latest 2011: God's Tender Mercy). Her book, The Monastery of the Heart: an invitation to a meaningful life, is prelude to a movement for all seekers: Monasteries of the Heart, recently begun by her Benedictine community. Sister Joan is an international speaker who inspires both her audiences and readers with her passion for justice, for equality and for peace, especially for women in both society and the church. Her PhD is from Penn State University in Speech-Communication Theory. She serves as Executive Director of Benetvision, a research and resource center for contemporary spirituality.
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I was there but didn't fully understand. Now I do.,
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This review is from: The Way We Were: A Story of Conversion and Renewal (Hardcover)
I was in religious life (the convent) for 15 years and lived through the time covered in Sr. Joan's book. Although I was in a different order her analysis spoke for our experience as well. I held this book close to my heart because it was like a personal revelation. This is an excellent book for Catholics to read if they truly wish to understand their immediate past.
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Honest But Only Part of the Story,
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What an honest look at what happening in Religious Life today. Brave lady and understandable fan of the book, "The Intellectual Life".But in the first part in Sister's retelling of what caused the collapse of the old form of convent living she completely ignored the reasons for which the exes left. She says some where that the novices left hardly knowing why. She doesn't show any curiosity about this even though it was the cause of the state the nuns are in now. Perhaps if she did ask she might find some answers that will be helpful. Are the nuns angry at the exes or are they afraid of them and their tales?
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A Wonderful life,
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This review is from: The Way We Were: A Story of Conversion and Renewal (Paperback)
I just finished "The Way We Were." What an insightful and hopeful look at religious life. There is much for the entire church to learn from women religious in their struggle to follow the call to renewal of Vatican II. As a male religious I could relate to some of their experiences, others were helpful in allowing me to better understand the perspective of women. It is a great read for both religious and laity. Perhaps the folks at the Vatican could learn a bit about religious life if they read it.
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NOT TOO LONG AGO, it took five days to send a letter; people went to school, worked, bought a house, and died in the same towns in which they had been born; eating meat on Friday was a mortal sin; Catholics and Protestants didn't intermarry; there were no women in Congress; almost no one you knew traveled outside the country; and God was unquestionably an avuncular male. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mary Margaret, Erie Benedictines, United States, The Way We Were, The New Theology, Benedict Academy, Sister Alice, Mother Sylvester, The External Agenda, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Alice Schierberl, World War, Giving Focus, Giving Context, Divine Office, The Ongoing Struggle, Where Theory Ends, Accepting the Future, Cherishing the Past, Time of Beginning Again, Maria Goretti, Middle Ages Browse Sample Pages:
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NOT TOO LONG AGO, it took five days to send a letter; people went to school, worked, bought a house, and died in the same towns in which they had been born; eating meat on Friday was a mortal sin; Catholics and Protestants didn't intermarry; there were no women in Congress; almost no one you knew traveled outside the country; and God was unquestionably an avuncular male. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mary Margaret, Erie Benedictines, United States, The Way We Were, The New Theology, Benedict Academy, Sister Alice, Mother Sylvester, The External Agenda, Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Alice Schierberl, World War, Giving Focus, Giving Context, Divine Office, The Ongoing Struggle, Where Theory Ends, Accepting the Future, Cherishing the Past, Time of Beginning Again, Maria Goretti, Middle Ages Browse Sample Pages:
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