Field of Compassion By Judy Cannato (Sorin Books, 2010) I'm no Albert Einstein. Science is just not my thing. Even Ira Flatow (of NPR's "Science...
Author - Heidi Schlumpf
If U.S. women religious need voices in their defense, U.S. Catholic readers are happy to testify. Not only do they sing the praises of sisters who have taught...
By Barbara Brown Taylor (HarperOne, 2009) "If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say ‘I am spiritual but not religious,' then...
With St. Christopher riding shotgun, faithful motorists hope to have a safer journey. With the fluctuating price of gas this past year and the growing economic...
Catholic and Feminist By Mary J. Henold (University of North Carolina Press, 2008) Sisters Theresa Kane, Marjorie Tuite, and Margaret Ellen Traxler. Rosemary...
Carrie Newcomer (Rounder, 2008) Back when I used to sort my CDs into categories (back when I still bought CDs), one section was devoted to inspirational female...
By Jim Wallis (HarperOne, 2008) Jim Wallis' prayers seem to have been answered. In 2005 the founding editor of Sojourners magazine decried the state of...
By Kathleen Norris (Riverhead, 2008) Did you know there used to be eight deadly sins? In the era of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, monks called them "bad...
A long line has formed at the information desk at Borders, so I wait my turn behind a student studying her syllabus and a tourist-type, probably looking for a...
What parent doesn't want to make their children's wishes come true at Christmas, to see their little eyes light up as they tear off the wrapping paper...
