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My sisters the saints

In My Sisters the Saints, author Colleen Carroll Campbell blends her personal narrative of spiritual seeking, trials, stumbles, and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Faustina of Poland, Edith Stein of Germany, Mot...

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Main Author: Campbell, Colleen Carroll, 1974-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Image Books, c2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Campbell, Colleen Carroll, > 1974-
Catholics > United States > Biography.
Christian women saints.
Women in the Catholic Church.
Feminist theology.
Summary: In My Sisters the Saints, author Colleen Carroll Campbell blends her personal narrative of spiritual seeking, trials, stumbles, and breakthroughs with the stories of six women saints who profoundly changed her life: Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Faustina of Poland, Edith Stein of Germany, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Mary of Nazareth. Drawing upon the rich writings and examples of these extraordinary women, the author reveals Christianity's liberating power for women and the relevance of the saints to the lives of contemporary Christians.
Physical Description: x, 212 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780770436490
0770436498
9780770436506 (ebook)
0770436501 (ebook)
Author Notes: COLLEEN CARROLL CAMPBELL is an author and print and broadcast journalist. In addition to her first book,  The New Faithful,  her journalism credits include contributions to the  New York Times, Washington Post, First Things  and  America,  and appearances on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS and NPR. Campbell has served as executive producer and anchor of  EWTN News Nightly with Colleen Carroll Campbell,  a television newscast airing worldwide on EWTN, the world's largest religious media network, and as creator and host of EWTN's  Faith & Culture  television show. In 2013, she anchored EWTN's live television coverage of the papal transition in Rome. A former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, op-ed columnist for the  St. Louis Post-Dispatch  and winner of an honorary doctorate for her journalism work, Campbell speaks to audiences worldwide and her website is www.colleen-campbell.com.

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