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To Speak the Truth in Love: A Biography of Theresa Kane, RSM
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About To Speak The Truth In Love: A Biography Of Theresa
Review "An astonishing story of one woman's moral leadership in collaboration with communities of her dedicated Sisters. The church and world are still in desperate need of such courageous speaking, born of deep faith and great kindness. Sparks fly out from this book to inspire a new generation." --Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, Distinguished Professor of Theology Emerita, Fordham University "It's been a long time since I've felt so good reading a book.... With the publication of this fine biography, it becomes undeniable, were there ever a question, that Theresa Kane personifies the best of feminine church leadership. Make that church leadership." --Tom Fox, CEO/President, National Catholic Reporter "Theresa Kane is a person remembered for the simple manner in which she engaged the ordinary experiences of her own story and, in doing so, embodied an age." --Helen Marie Burns, RSM, former president LCWR (1988-91) and Vice President, Sisters of Mercy 1984-91, 1999-2005 Product Description This biography of Sister Theresa Kane begins with her widely publicized greeting to Pope John Paul II in 1979 when she asked him to open all the ministries of the Church to women. That moment became a media tipping point that galvanized the women’s movement in the Catholic Church. During her seven-year tenure as President of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, she negotiated numerous conflicts with the Vatican while her sisters sought to implement their community’s prophetic 1977 Chapter directives addressing women’s equality, political advocacy, and moral decision-making. But the Mercy sisters’ innovative efforts were strongly resisted by conservative Vatican prelates, including Pope John Paul II. Because she would not desist from speaking her sisters’ truth—and her own—the Vatican tried to remove her from office. But still, Kane persisted. Her persistence has as its source, a filament of pure gold that threads its way through the tapestry of her life—a deep and persevering faith. About the Author Christine Schenk, CSJ, a Sister of St. Joseph, has worked as a nurse midwife to low-income families, a community organizer, and the founding director of an international church reform organization, FutureChurch. Her recent book, Crispina and Her Sisters: Women and Authority in Early Christianity, received a first place award from the Catholic Press Association.
