Unveiled: The Hidden Lives of Nuns27 reviews Cheryl L. Reed Berkley Trade, 2005 Fascinating + SO many types! + Did you ever want to be a nun? + Rose colored Catholicism? + Informative and exciting!             Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son18 reviews Peter Manseau Free Press, 2006 A compelling look into Boston Catholicism + A fascinating meditation on faith and Catholicism + Catholic Dynamics + Tragic human story             Stalking the Divine37 reviews Kristin Ohlson Plume, 2004 Gaining Access to the Cloister + The Longest Journey Kristin Ohlson stumbled onto the Poor Clares at just the right moment. It was Christmas morning and she was feeling bereft. A former Catholic who no longer believed in God, she impulsively decided to attend Mass at a church where she could hear the Poor Clares singing. Thus begins this intriguing ...             Circle of Mysteries: The Woman's Rosary Book Including the Mysteries of Light1 review Christin Lore Weber BookLink Distribution, 2007 A Devotional Guide of Mystical Inspiration In Circle of Mysteries, Christin Lore Weber escorts the reader into a transcendent experience of the feminine divine expression. Through the reflections of the Woman, Mother Wisdom, and Mary, she guides us into a prayerful pilgrimage with these distinct manifestations of wisdom and wonder. The ...             Sisters: Lives of Devotion and Defiance2 reviews Julia Lieblich Ballantine Books, 1992 A response to conscience + The earlier "Unveiled".... When I began reading this book, I knew I'd encounter strong women, the biblical kind who manage to work within a strongly patriarchal Church to live lives of spirit and justice. Women who live in accord with the tenets of the gospel and in fidelity to the voice of the spirit. Who because of this ...             The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness100 reviews Karen Armstrong Anchor, 2005 Empathy + Strong Both Intellectually and Spiritually + An Extraordinary Collection of Compared and Clearly Expressed Thoughts + Finding God + Sadly misunderstood by some - author and book. Try again.             Jesus Land: A Memoir102 reviews Julia Scheeres Counterpoint, 2006 Reporting Live From Inside Jesus Land + That's life. + A Must Read Memoir + Painful on every Page. + Excellent book, but sensitive readers beware...             The Scent of God: A Memoir28 reviews Beryl Singleton Bissell Counterpoint, 2006 The Scent of God: A Memoir of Spirituality & Love + Tragic, moving, and thought provoking + Walk in Her Shoes + All That Before Forty + A Must Have for every Library             The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness100 reviews Karen Armstrong Anchor, 2005 Empathy + Strong Both Intellectually and Spiritually + An Extraordinary Collection of Compared and Clearly Expressed Thoughts + Finding God + Sadly misunderstood by some - author and book. Try again.             Stalking the Divine37 reviews Kristin Ohlson Plume, 2004 Gaining Access to the Cloister + The Longest Journey Kristin Ohlson stumbled onto the Poor Clares at just the right moment. It was Christmas morning and she was feeling bereft. A former Catholic who no longer believed in God, she impulsively decided to attend Mass at a church where she could hear the Poor Clares singing. Thus begins this intriguing ...             Sisters: Lives of Devotion and Defiance2 reviews Julia Lieblich Ballantine Books, 1992 A response to conscience + The earlier "Unveiled".... When I began reading this book, I knew I'd encounter strong women, the biblical kind who manage to work within a strongly patriarchal Church to live lives of spirit and justice. Women who live in accord with the tenets of the gospel and in fidelity to the voice of the spirit. Who because of this ...             Jesus Land: A Memoir102 reviews Julia Scheeres Counterpoint, 2006 Reporting Live From Inside Jesus Land + That's life. + A Must Read Memoir + Painful on every Page. + Excellent book, but sensitive readers beware...             Unveiled: The Hidden Lives of Nuns27 reviews Cheryl L. Reed Berkley Trade, 2005 Fascinating + SO many types! + Did you ever want to be a nun? + Rose colored Catholicism? + Informative and exciting!             Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son18 reviews Peter Manseau Free Press, 2006 A compelling look into Boston Catholicism + A fascinating meditation on faith and Catholicism + Catholic Dynamics + Tragic human story             Circle of Mysteries: The Woman's Rosary Book Including the Mysteries of Light1 review Christin Lore Weber BookLink Distribution, 2007 A Devotional Guide of Mystical Inspiration In Circle of Mysteries, Christin Lore Weber escorts the reader into a transcendent experience of the feminine divine expression. Through the reflections of the Woman, Mother Wisdom, and Mary, she guides us into a prayerful pilgrimage with these distinct manifestations of wisdom and wonder. The ...             The Scent of God: A Memoir28 reviews Beryl Singleton Bissell Counterpoint, 2006 The Scent of God: A Memoir of Spirituality & Love + Tragic, moving, and thought provoking + Walk in Her Shoes + All That Before Forty + A Must Have for every Library