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Episode 10 | Why She Stays

Episode Description

Sister Joan expands on the themes of her 1996 essay, "Why I Stay," arguing that the church needs the full participation and humanity of women for its own salvation.

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Life’s greatest questions deserve serious conversation. Listen in as Sister Joan Chittister and Tom Roberts think through ideas about God, finding purpose, cultural evolution, and much more. Sister Joan, a Benedictine nun of seventy years, shares her wisdom and insights with her longtime friend and biographer, former National Catholic Reporter editor Tom Roberts. This podcast is a joint project of Benetvision and the NCR.