Joan Chittister

Biographical Information

Joan Chittister , OSB, is an international lecturer and provocative advocate for the rights of women, children, the poor and the disenfranchised. She is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania. She founded and is Director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for Contemporary Spirituality that is also located in Erie. Her best selling books include The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages , The Seasons of Life: A Time for Reflection , and The Psalms: Meditations for Every Day of the Year . Chittister blends insight into humanity with insights into traditional and non-traditional faith. About one's qwest for faith, she writes, "Loneliness and dependency are opposites sides of the same axle. Unless I keep myself for myself, I have absolutely nothing to give to another that can possibly enrich the other's own life."

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