Joan Chittister

A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania, Joan Chittister is a best-selling author and well-known international lecturer on topics of justice, peace, human rights, women's issues and contemporary spirituality in the church and in society. She presently serves as the co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the United Nations, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders, especially in the Middle East. Chittister has won 14 CPA awards for her books. Her most recent include Between the Dark and the Daylight (Random House), Two Dogs and a Parrot (Blue Bridge, 2015) and In God’s Holy Light (Franciscan Media, 2015). A biography, Joan Chittister: Her journey from certainty to faith, by NCR’s Tom Roberts, was released in 2015 by Orbis Books. Chittister is the founder and executive director of Benetvision, a resource center for contemporary spirituality in Erie.

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'Purity of heart' beatitude is at the core of what we need in this country

Happy are peacemakers who wake up the rest of us

Blessed are the merciful — for our sakes

Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness — for they shall boil over

Blessed are those who mourn now — and do something to make it better

The choice between happiness and reward: Blessed are the poor in spirit

Blessed are the meek — saving the tradition

The Beatitudes revisited: a template of the good life

Masks, vaccines and rights in the land of freedom and liberty

Benedictine options: an escape or an experience of essence

There's a revolution needed. Join it.

Liz Cheney challenges us: With whom shall we stand?

Synods will make the difference

COVID-19 and Holy Week stretch us again, for the better

Space, time, change, reflection: Lent as it should be

The heart of our country must be considered when rebuilding our economy

It takes courage to go on facing the winds

Who needs Democrats and Republicans anyway?

Wisdom stands the test of time over rules that come and go

Thanks, President Trump — I learned a lot from you

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