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Title:

Band of Sisters / produced and directed by Mary Fishman ; co-producers, Pat Fishman, Gina Wilkinson.

Publisher:

Band of Sisters Ltd.,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Nuns--United States.
Monasticism and religious orders for women--United States.
Church and social problems--United States.
Church and social problems--Catholic Church.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Fishman, Mary.
Fishman, Pat.
Wilkinson, Gina.
Cutler, Miriam.
Band of Sisters Ltd.

Notes:

"The remarkable journey of Catholic nuns in the United States ... from daughters of the Church to citizens of the world"--Container. With: Margaret Brennan, Carol Coston, Theresa Kane, Julie Vieira, Maxine Kollasch, Yolanda Tarango, Margaret Brennan, Lillian Murphy, Jeannine Gramick. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Includes public performance rights beginning 1/1/2015 on campus only.

Summary:

Since the second Vatican Council, nuns in the United States have gone from a life of service to God only to a life of engagement with the great social movements of our time--immigration, ecology and peace activism, to name just a few. Band of Sisters is a report on their inspiring work outside the convent.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)852798682

Locations:

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)