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WINNER, CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION BOOK AWARD - GENDER 3rd Place
"VERDICT Any idea of nuns as out of touch or ill-informed is rapidly overturned by this stirring set of speeches; these women, and their orders, are as true Christians as can be found in our country, and the inherent story here of their moral growth should be of interest to all American Catholics, to women's groups, and to Vatican watchers."--Library Journal, Starred Review
"Powerful, profound, prophetic . . . [they challenge] everyone in the church to walk their different vocational paths with the fullest measure of love and truth."--Elizabeth A. Johnson, Fordham University
In April 2012 the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) received a notification from the Vatican charging the organization with doctrinal and pastoral errors that were "grave and a matter of serious concern." One of the outcomes was an outpouring of support and solidarity with the sisters, an appreciation for their lives of selfless service, and evidence of a strong hunger for a type of spiritual leadership attuned to the signs of the times.
This volume collects ten presidential addresses from the LCWR's annual assemblies. Beginning in 1978 with Sister Joan Chittister's reflections on the changing models of religious life, it concludes with Sister Pat Farrell's moving speech at the historic 2012 gathering, responding to the Vatican's notification.
"These addresses are remarkable articulations of the challenges faced and the contributions offered by women Religious who, amid massive misunderstanding, institutional resistance, and material loss, have been shining a steady light into the darkness of both culture and Church in the last three decades."--Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, author, Prophets in Their Own Country
Annmarie Sanders, IHM, is director of communications for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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