Walking With Wisdom's Daughters

by Ulterino, Gloria

• ISBN13: 9781594710636
• ISBN10: 1594710635
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-21
• Publisher: Ave Maria Pr

Summary

Discover women of faith who have been forgotten, overlooked, or misinterpreted. Powerful literatures and moving reflections make this a rich and challenging resource for groups or individuals.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(5)
``Why do you look for the living among the dead?''
The Woman with the Hemorrhage	12	(12)
We Rise Up, at Jesus' Command	13	(11)
The Woman With the Hemorrhage	19	(5)
``They told all this . . . to the rest.''
Jochebed, Miriam, and Bithiah	24	(18)
We Hand On What Really Matters	25	(17)
Women Connected to the Birth of Moses	34	(8)
``Jesus himself . . . the stranger . . . came near. . . .''
The Communion of Saints	42	(20)
Friends of God and Prophets	43	(19)
Re-imagining the Communion of Saints	51	(11)
``Stay with us.''
Lydia	62	(14)
We Seek Wisdom, the Face of the Living God	63	(13)
Lydia	69	(7)
``Then their eyes were opened.''
Eve	76	(16)
We Are Formed in Wisdom, as Told by Eve's Daughter	77	(15)
Some Thoughts on Eve	85	(7)
``And they recognized him.''
Maura Clarke, Dorothy Kazel, Ita Ford, and Jean Donovan	92	(22)
We Are Blessed and Broken, That We Might Be Shared	93	(21)
Four Women Who Walked the Way of the Cross	109	(5)
Woman Re-Membered	114	(20)
From Lament to Hope	115	(19)
Violence Against Women	123	(11)
``Were not our hearts burning within us?''
Catherine of Siena	134	(22)
``The Fire of Our Love Is for Others''	135	(21)
An Interview with Catherine of Siena	143	(13)
``Repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed to all nations.''
``Woman Caught in Adultery''	156	(12)
Repentance and Forgiveness of Sins Is to Be Proclaimed to All	157	(11)
The ``Woman Caught in Adultery''	165	(3)
``Until you have been clothed with power from on high.''
Elizabeth	168	(16)
We Bear the Spirit of the Living God	169	(15)
Elizabeth	177	(7)
Brigit of Ireland	184	(22)
We Are Formed in the Image of Christ	185	(21)
Brigit of Ireland	193	(13)
Teresa of Avila	206	(1)
We Are Set Free to Liberate Others	207	(8)
A Newspaper Account of the Life of Teresa of Avila	215