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Joan Chittister

Joan Chittister

Passion for God

Passion for justice

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Explore what makes her a beloved and best-selling author, a soul-stirring speaker, and a gifted spiritual guide.

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To love life means that we must make life possible everywhere we go. —Joan Chittister

Silence roots out the weeds of our souls, and levels the rocky ground in which we’ve grown. —Joan Chittister

What counts is simply being in sync with the will of God for me, for the world. —Joan Chittister

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Human Rights in the Emerging Catholic Church
Joan Chittister Keynote in Rome Available to Stream Online

Joan Chittister will be one of the keynote speakers at the Discipleship of Equals event that will be held in Rome this October. This event, hosted by Spirit Unbounded, a new international network of reform-minded Catholics, is timed…

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Quoted in Malaya Business Insight
Nov 14, 2023 -

A column in a Filipino newspaper quotes Joan Chittister’s wisdom from her book The Gift of Years. The author of the essay reflects on…

Discipleship Speech
Nov 14, 2023 -

This week, the Independent Catholic News covered Joan Chittister’s address to the Spirit Unbounded conference which took place parallel…

Meeting Philippa Rath, OSB
Oct 30, 2023 -

Joan Chittister met Philippa Rath, OSB, a Benedictine nun from the Abbey of Saint Hildegard, on her October speaking tour on a cruise down the…

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Weekly Word

Celebrate the good things in life
Nov 20, 2023

Life is not meant to be a burden. Life is not a problem to be solved. It is a blessing to be celebrated.

Every dimension of life, its gains… Read More

Other Weekly Word articles

Five Minutes with Joan

Kindness
Nov 15, 2023
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Spirituality Resources

The Monastic Way by Joan Chittister a free monthly publication
The Monastic Way

Prayer

Prayer in Honor of Those Whom Jesus Loved

Jesus who loved the Samaritan woman,
outcast proclaimer of your name,
let us love and support all those
who proclaim your name
to the gay and lesbian community.

Jesus who loved the lepers whom others called unclean,
let us see the glory of creation
everywhere, in everyone.

Jesus who loved the one condemned with him
and promised him heaven… Read More

Featured Book

An Evolving God, An Evolving Purpose, An Evolving World

This book is part of the the "My Theology" series, in which the world’s leading Christian thinkers explain some of the principal tenets of their theological beliefs in concise, pocket-sized books. 

About Joan

An outspoken advocate of justice, peace and equality

Joan Chittister, a Benedictine Sister of Erie, has dedicated her life to voicing questions that test popularly accepted truths of the day. Her questions to both church and society focus on the empowerment of women, the development of contemporary spirituality, a redefinition and renewal of Benedictine life for seekers today, and justice for the oppressed and marginalized, particularly those in prison. Here are four Good Works that reflect her life commitments:

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