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.
A little less talk, a little more thought
May 22, 2019
To grow, not to fossilize
May 8, 2019
Inferiority brings freedom
Apr 24, 2019
It is possible to be contented
Apr 10, 2019
Self-revelation makes us new again
Mar 27, 2019
Society profits from the power of patience
Mar 13, 2019
Growth of soul is in relation to others
Feb 27, 2019
Our differences will make the difference
Feb 13, 2019
Saving Western civilization — again
Jan 16, 2019
Trump destabilizes the presidency
Jan 2, 2019
COP24 and moral maturity
Dec 13, 2018
Change will require getting at deep roots
Sep 20, 2018
For where you stand, stand up
Sep 5, 2018
And a little child shall lead them
Mar 19, 2018
We are the change Francis invites
Mar 10, 2018
Let the call be heard
Jan 9, 2018
Make America, America again
Jun 5, 2017
The normalization of insanity
Apr 6, 2017
Leadership is lacking in this election cycle
Aug 5, 2016