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A beloved nun and social activist offers a soul-stirring guide for all who feel disillusioned and dissatisfied with the power-hungry institutions and systems of this world "Both a call to arms and a faith-based guide for activists [and] readers disgusted with today's political and cultural climate."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) In The Time Is Now, Sister Joan Chittister-a rabble-rousing force of nature for social justice and fervent prop...

From Joan Chittister, one of America's best-known inspirational/self-help writers and speakers and the bestselling author of "The Gift of Years", comes this beautiful and moving celebration of the great gift of animals in our world.

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Women's Role in the Church is perfect for any small group setting where refection, faith sharing, and discussion are the goal. This booklet contains scripture, prayer, and reflections skillfully interwoven to encourage prayerful growth and renewal.

Volume 2 of Sr. Joan's popular Psalm Journal for Lent. By praying and writing reflections on verses from the psalms from a personal perspective, this work enables its readers/writers to record and trace their own experiences, attitudes, and growth.

With rare skill, Sr. Joan Chittister explores the sacred dimension of friendship through the lens of faith, tradition, Scripture, and the often-overlooked experience of women. Interwoven with stunning illustrations, Chittister recovers the witness and wisdom of such women as Lydia, Prisca, Pheobe, Anne, and those gathered at the foot of the cross.

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In this personal journal, Chittister explores the significance of the UN Conference and its effect on the changing situation of women in today's world.

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Die Regel Benedikts ist etwas für normale Menschen, die ein gewöhnliches Leben führen. Sie strebt keine großartigen Ziele oder strenge Selbstverleugnung an. Sie möchte einfach Verbindlichkeit. Sie zeigt, wie wir mit Gott, mit den Mitmenschen und mit unserem Innern im Einklang leben können.

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Reflections by Joan Chittister with icons by Robert Lentz present over two dozen saints and prophets--from Hildegard of Bingen to Martin Luther King, Jr., --who speak to the urgent spiritual questions of our time.

Die weltweit bekannte Benediktinerin, Friedensaktivistin und Autorin erkundet in diesem Buch die tiefe Weisheit der Bibelstelle Prediger/Kohelet 3, 1-8 und seine zeitlosen Themen: den Sinn und Wert des menschlichen Lebens, die Balance von Freude und Trauer, Arbeit und Ruhe, Liebe und Loslassen. Poetisch und doch ganz klar zeigt sie, wie durch und durch lebensbejahend dieser alte Text ist. Sie schreibt von der stärkenden Kraft des Lachens, der ...

Building on the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with God and on the story of her own battle with life-changing disappointment, Sister Joan Chittister deftly explores the landscape of suffering and hope. (Practical Life)

Drawing from the folklore and scripture of other cultures, as well as her own monastic tradition, Sister Joan Chittister develops a spirituality that understands what it means to be human and the importance of seeing others for what they truly are sacred. Centered around twelve questions from "What does it mean to be enlightened?" to "How is caring for the earth spiritual?" Becoming Fully Human reveals that no matter our color, economic or soc...

Joan Chittister writes from the perspective of decades of deep involvement in religious life. She writes about religious life in the here and now, not about the value of its past nor about the possible shape of its future, asking a simple question: What, if anything, constitutes the spirituality of contemporary religious life? What is the work of religious life now? What are the virtues demanded of religious now that take character and test co...

Everyone longs to be happy, yet many wrongly believe that happiness comes from having enough money, fame, personal comfort, worldly success, or even dumb luck. Happiness all too often seems to be an elusive, arbitrary thing -- something that is always just out of reach.Joan Chittister sees happiness differently -- as a personal quality to be learned, mastered, and fearlessly wielded. In Happiness she embarks on a great happiness dig through so...