From the pews in the back : young women and Catholicism / edited by Kate Dugan and Jennifer Owens ; foreword by Mary Ann Hinsdale ; afterword by Donna Freitas.
Growing pains : honoring thy mothers and challenging them too / Donna Freitas. Small rebellions, small surrenders / Eileen Campbell -- The den, the dining room, and Saint Rose of Lima : or, how my confirmation came to pass / Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello -- Spaghetti, steak, and spirituality / M. Nelle Carty -- No French kisses / Sarah Keller -- From sacristies to snow angels : finding God in all things / Julie Vieira (IHM) -- Sacraments at Sarah's / Johanna Hatch -- My narrow escape / Kate Barch Heaton -- Between the lines and in the margins / Kate Lucas -- Welcomed home : the multicultural embrace of the Catholic Church in the United States / Tefi Ma'ake -- Mi condición feminina, y mi fe / Nancy K. Olivas -- Challenging the church, finding my faith / Emily Jendzejec -- Why I stay / Margaret Scanlon -- Nursing, Eucharist, psychosis, metaphor / Kerry Egan -- Coming out Catholic / Deborah Heimel -- To share a meal with Jesus / Jessica Coblentz -- Encountering a priesthood of all / Meagan Yogi -- Of memory and vision : my grandmother's legacy / Pearl Maria Barros -- Mass in the dining room / Kate Henley Averett -- A conversion of life / Sarah Gottfried -- Saving religion / Claire Bischoff -- My pensées / Rebecca Curtin -- The artist as monk : a reluctant Catholic novelist's stay with the Benedictines in Bridgeport / Felicia Schneiderhan -- Religious education / Eileen Markey -- The religious buffet / Sarah Albertini-Bond -- Zen and the art of Catholicism / Helena Fleig -- An unconventional peace / Monica S. Hammer -- We all wear uniforms / Kate Lassiter -- Red light district / Rebecca Lynne Fullan -- Growing pains : honoring thy mothers and challenging them too / Donna Freitas.
Summary:
"From the Pews in the Back is a book filled with questions about Catholic identity. How do young Catholic women see or define themselves? What is their relationship to the church? What are their struggles and joys? In a church that often consigns them to the pews in the back, what place are young women claiming? This collection of twenty-nine essays approaches these questions from a multitude of angles. These brief memoirs, together with the insights of editors Kate Dugan and Jennifer Owens, offer a glimpse into what it means to be young, Catholic, and female in today's church. These women wrestle with the Catholic faith and with the church. They ask hard questions of the institution and are not willing to take easy answers." "From the Pews in the Back is a new chapter in the dialogue about the role of women in the church. The voices of these women range from inspiring and energetic to challenging and wounded. Ultimately, though, these women are stubbornly hopeful. They are claiming a place in the church and are calling other Catholics to talk with them about this claim."--BOOK JACKET.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.