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Joan Chittister

Joan Chittister

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

To love life means that we must make life possible everywhere we go. —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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Free Download of A Prayer for Leadership

Prayerfully prepare to participate in this year's General Election with this piece from Joan Chittister, which outlines the qualities needed in our leaders and asks God to help us choose…

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New Column Against War
- General

Joan Chittister's latest column in the National Catholic Reporter laments the wars in Ukraine and Gaza today and…

New Book on the History of The NCR
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"The National Catholic Reporter has served as the Catholic guide to great writing, to profound social development, and to the truth-telling…

The Future of Religious Life
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A recent column in the Global Sisters Report quotes from Joan Chittister and draws on her writings about the evolution of religious life.…

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Weekly Word

Do We Earn Heaven?

A young woman, the newspaper tells us, who had been nothing but heartache and shame to her family all her life, walked away from an automobile… Read More

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Five Minutes with Joan

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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 by virtue of his… Read More

Featured Book

Songs of the Heart: Reflections on the Psalms

The psalms in this book, all pieces of poetry and music, have profound meaning for us today. If it is true, that The history of a people is found in its songs, (George Jelinek), this spiritual history of the House of Israel is our history as well.

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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