-PDF Download- Catholic Women Speak EBOOK

Breaking Through

Author: Helen Alvare

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1612782817

Catholic women are some of the most maligned, most caricatured, and most intriguing people in American society. America is flirting with the idea that being a Catholic female means saying "yes" to the faith as a private source of comfort, but "no" to living out its more countercultural moral and social teachings. Catholic women are facing unprecedented questions about sex, money, marriage, work, children and the church itself -- questions with innumerable personal and societal repercussions. Is it even possible that the teachings of a 2,000 year old religion are still relevant for today's toughest issues? A quick tour of leading cultural indicators seems to say "no." But this is far from the whole story. Many women, courageously facing questions their mothers and grandmothers would never have encountered, are finding intellectually and spiritually satisfying answers within the framework of their Catholic faith. Nine such Catholic women -- varying widely in age, occupation and experience -- share personal stories of how they struggled toward the realization that the demands of their faith actually set them free. Their stories -- full of honesty, but ultimately hope -- shed new light and new clarity on women's continued attraction to the Catholic faith. Topics include: Navigating dating and sexpectations Feminism, freedom and contraception Children versus a "better me" Being Catholic in light of the sexual abuse scandal Faith, psychology and same-sex attraction

Catholic Women Speak

Author: Catholic Women Speak Network

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0809149745

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

An anthology of essays by women who represent a broad international perspective and come from a variety of personal backgrounds, who believe that the Church cannot come to a wise and informed understanding of family life without listening to women.

Catholic Women Speak

Author: Edited by the Catholic Women Speak Network

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2015-09-14

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1587686031

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Catholic Women Confront Their Church

Author: Celia Viggo Wexler

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-09-29

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1442254149

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Catholic Women Confront Their Church tells the stories of nine exceptional women who have chosen to remain Catholic despite their deep disagreements with the institutional church. From Barbara Blaine, founder of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), to Sister Simone Campbell, whose “Nuns on the Bus” tour for social justice generated national attention, the book highlights women whose stories illustrate not only problems in the church but also the promise of reform. The women profiled span a diverse range of ages, ethnicities, and experiences—single and married, lesbian and straight, mothers and sisters. The women profiled share one trait—that faith is bigger than the institutional church. The book’s Introduction provides readers with an essential overview of the history of women in the church, and the Conclusion looks at the potential for future change. Ideal for anyone who has struggled with the Catholic church’s relationship with women, this moving book offers hope.

Rooted in Love

Author: Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781594713064

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Donna-Marie Cooper OBoyle, popular author and EWTN television and radio personality, shares with candor and warmth the very personal, sometimes-unexpected story of her life and struggles as a Catholic woman. Like a trusted friend, OBoyle accompanies her readers through the ups and downs of their lives, encouraging them to be reflections of Christ in all things.

The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning

Author: Simcha Fisher

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9781612787879

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

If you've tried Natural Family Planning and have discovered that your life is now awful - or if you feel judged or judgey, or if you trust NFP but your doctor doesn't, or if you're just trying to figure out how the heck to have a sex life that is holy but still human - you'll find comfort, encouragement, honesty, wit, and, most important, practical advice in The Sinner's Guide to NFP.

Visions and Vocations

Author: The Catholic Women Speak Network

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 1587687933

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Visions and Vocations is a collection of essays that are in time for the 2018 Synod on Youth, Faith and Vocational Discernment.

Mary and Me

Author: Ginny Kubitz Moyer

Publisher: Franciscan Media

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780867168310

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

Ginny Moyer wanted to know how women today would answer those questions, so she invited women of all ages, some cradle Catholics and some converts, some lay and some religious, to share their thoughts on Mary. In the process of collecting womens stories, Moyer learned that the answers to these questions are as diverse as the women themselves.

A Pope Francis Lexicon

Author: Joshua J. McElwee

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0814645216

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

A collection of more than 50 essays by an impressive set of insightful contributors from around the globe, each writing on a specific word that has become important in the ministry of Pope Francis.

Good Catholic Girls

Author: Angela Bonavoglia

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2010-06-02

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0062015397

DOWNLOAD EBOOK →

The widely exposed transgressions of priests within the Catholic Church stunned the faithful and sent a new surge of energy through the progressive church reform movement in the United States. Despite the movement's growing profile, the world has only recently learned that Catholic women are the driving force behind reform. Good Catholic Girls is a lively account of these courageous women, as seen through the eyes of an impassioned journalist, Angela Bonavoglia. They include Joan Chittister, the Benedictine nun who refused to obey a Vatican order not to speak at an international conference for women's ordination groups; Mary Ramerman, ordained a Catholic priest before 3,000 jubilant supporters; Frances Kissling, whose fight for women's reproductive rights has shaken the Church at its highest levels; Barbara Blaine, a priest abuse survivor who created the nation's most powerful voice for victims; and Sister Jeannine Gramick, who built a pioneering ministry to gays and lesbians, despite Vatican orders to silence her and ban her work. Backed by supporters worldwide, these and other women are rethinking Catholic theology, changing the face of ministry, and resurrecting the lost lives of female church leaders. As Bonavoglia shows, the hierarchy ignores them at its peril.