Download or read book Nuns Across the Orange written by Michael Sparrow and published by UJ Press. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sister Emma and the five women who accompanied her from England crossed the Orange River early in 1874, they exchanged the comfortable mainstream of Anglican Church life for the rigours of pioneering new works in an undeveloped country. Living conditions were primitive, travel was hard, and money was always in short supply. The newly-formed Community of St Michael and All Angels opened the first girls’ schools north of the Orange and the first hospital in the Free State. At Kimberley, Sister Henrietta achieved a world first through her successful campaign for the State Registration of nurses. Four Sisters were besieged in Kimberley during the Anglo-Boer War, and in Bloemfontein their Mother House became a military hospital. By faith and determination the Community recovered. St Michael’s School was raised to new standards of excellence, while the Sisters expanded their mission to include Lesotho and the eastern Free State. Decades of work with Bloemfontein’s sick and deprived led to Sister Enid becoming known as Ma Mohau (Mother of Mercy), and to national acclaim in the 1970s as South Africa’s Mother Teresa.
Download or read book Trapped in Paradise written by Sr Hedda M Jaeger Csj and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Trapped in Paradise, during World War II, four Catholic nuns from California were caught behind enemy lines in the South Pacific. Two of these Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange were teachers and two were nurses. Having arrived In the Solomon Islands in December, 1940, they were new to missionary life, new to a culture not their own, new to the languages spoken on their island and new to navigating in the geography that surrounded them. On December 7, 1941, a year and a day after the nuns arrived in the Solomons, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. After that devastating air-strike, the Japanese quickly and strategically occupied many of the islands of the South Pacific. What the nuns didn't know was that the Japanese wanted to occupy their island, Buka, and they wanted it fast! Buka, a small island just north of the large island of Bougainville, offered the Japanese a strategic site for an airfield to support their invasion of the rest of the South Pacific, including Australia. When the nuns had left Wilmington, California in 1940, one of them, Sister Hedda Jaeger, a nurse, was tasked with keeping a journal that was sent back periodically to their religious community in Orange, California. In good times and bad, Sister Hedda was faithful to recording their story. This first person account documents their journey-from their eager anticipation about their new mission, to adapting to the realities of native culture, to sheer terror as they run from the invading Japanese. Once in hiding on the larger island of Bougainville, they learn that other missionaries in the Solomons had been tortured and executed. Throughout their adventures and later ordeals, they are protected by the Marist priests, experienced missionaries who knew the lay of the land and feared for the sisters' fate should they be captured. After many months of hiding in the jungle and with no communication with the larger world, the sisters were ultimately rescued by United States submarine Nautilus in a high risk mission on New Year's Day 1943. The book tells the story of these four courageous and devoted women, the natives they taught and nursed, the priests who hid and protected them, and the incredible physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges they faced. After the end of the war, the Sisters of St. Joseph returned again to serve the people of the Solomon Islands. An epilogue describes the fate of the principal missionaries, both those who survived and those who died at the hands of the Japanese. The sisters' journal, related writings, maps, and original photographs form the basis for this book.
Download or read book Double Crossed written by Kenneth Briggs and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking exposé of the mistreatment of nuns by the Catholic Church reveals a history of unfulfilled promises, misuse of clerical power, and a devastating failure to recognize the singular contributions of these religious women. The Roman Catholic Church in America has lost nearly 100,000 religious sisters in the last forty years, a much greater loss than the priesthood. While the explanation is partly cultural—contemporary women have more choices in work and life—Kenneth Briggs contends that the rapid disappearance of convents can be traced directly to the Church’s betrayal of the promises of reform made by the Second Vatican Council. In Double Crossed, Briggs documents the pattern of marginalization and exploitation that has reduced nuns to second-, even third-class citizens within the Catholic Church. America’s religious sisters were remarkable, adventurous women. They educated children, managed health care of the sick, and reached out to the poor and homeless. They went to universities and into executive chairs. Their efforts and successes, however, brought little appreciation from the Church, which demeaned their roles, deprived them of power, and placed them under the absolute authority of the all-male clergy. Replete with quotations from nuns and former nuns, Double Crossed uncovers a dark secret at the heart of the Catholic Church. Their voices and Briggs’s research provide compelling insights into why the number of religious sisters has declined so precipitously in recent decades—and why, unless reforms are introduced, nuns may vanish forever in America.
Download or read book Queer Nuns written by Melissa M. Wilcox and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Modern-day badass drag queen superhero nuns"--"It was like this asteroid belt": the origins and growth of the sisters -- "We are nuns, silly!": serious parody as activism -- "A sacred, powerful woman": complicating gender -- "Sister outsiders": navigating whiteness -- "A secular nun": serious parody and the sacred -- New world order? -- Blooper reel -- Studying the sisters
Download or read book With God on Our Side written by Adam D. Reich and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When unions undertake labor organizing campaigns, they often do so from strong moral positions, contrasting workers' rights to decent pay or better working conditions with the more venal financial motives of management. But how does labor confront management when management itself has moral legitimacy? In With God on Our Side, Adam D. Reich tells the story of a five-year campaign to unionize Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, a Catholic hospital in California. Based on his own work as a volunteer organizer with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Reich explores how both union leaders and hospital leaders sought to show they were upholding the Catholic "mission" of the hospital against a market represented by the other. Ultimately, workers and union leaders were able to reinterpret Catholic values in ways that supported their efforts to organize. More generally, Reich argues that unions must weave together economic and cultural power in order to ensure their continued relevancy in the postindustrial world. In addition to advocating for workers' economic interests, unions must engage with workers' emotional investments in their work, must contend with the kind of moral authority that Santa Rosa Hospital leaders exerted to dissuade workers from organizing, and must connect labor's project to broader conceptions of the public good.
Download or read book Women in Buddhist Traditions written by Karma Lekshe Tsomo and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of Buddhism that highlights the insights and experiences of women from diverse communities and traditions around the world Buddhist traditions have developed over a period of twenty-five centuries in Asia, and recent decades have seen an unprecedented spread of Buddhism globally. From India to Japan, Sri Lanka to Russia, Buddhist traditions around the world have their own rich and diverse histories, cultures, religious lives, and roles for women. Wherever Buddhism has taken root, it has interacted with indigenous cultures and existing religious traditions. These traditions have inevitably influenced the ways in which Buddhist ideas and practices have been understood and adapted. Tracing the branches and fruits of these culturally specific transmissions and adaptations is as challenging as it is fascinating. Women in Buddhist Traditions chronicles pivotal moments in the story of Buddhist women, from the beginning of Buddhist history until today. The book highlights the unique contributions of Buddhist women from a variety of backgrounds and the strategies they have developed to challenge patriarchy in the process of creating an enlightened society. Women in Buddhist Traditions offers a groundbreaking and insightful introduction to the lives of Buddhist women worldwide.
Download or read book The Barefoot Sisters Southbound written by Lucy Letcher and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the ages of 25 and 21, Lucy and Susan Letcher set out to thru-hike the entire 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail--barefoot. Quickly earning themselves the moniker of the Barefoot Sisters, the two begin their journey at Mount Katahdin and spend eight months making their way to Springer Mountain in Georgia. As they hike, they write about their adventures through the 100-mile Wilderness, the rocky terrain of Pennsylvania, and snowfall in the great Smoky Mountains. It's as close as one can get to hiking the Appalachian Trail without strapping on a pack"--Back cover.
Download or read book Sisters of the Golden Sword II Bloodstone written by Buck J. Wesley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-07 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saga continues with more adventures and excitement as the sisters set out on new adventures to fulfill.
Download or read book Ismael and His Sisters written by Louise Stern and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Siblings Ismael, Rosie and Cristina are deaf, and so are many in their Maya village. The deaf and hearing alike communicate in sign language, forming a tightly-knit community with an unsophisticated, simple lifestyle. But when Ismael gets into a fight at the local fiesta and flees the village, leaving Rosie and Cristina to fend for themselves, the daily rhythms of village life are disrupted, and all that they trust in comes under threat. Ismael and His Sisters is a remarkable debut novel from the acclaimed author of Chattering. It conjures up a world set apart, made visceral through its concentrated language, where sign language bridges exterior and interior worlds and gives a physical shape to the way we experience the world. It explores the interplay between the powerful forces within us and the dark elemental forces beyond our control, exposing the 'bottomless, hostile ocean' in which we all flounder. This is an extraordinary novel about the power of familial bonds, the barriers we build out of language, the dark elemental forces that threaten to overwhelm us, and above all, what it is like to be human.
Download or read book Seasonal Sisters Read Along eBook written by Monika Davies and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn are four opinionated sisters, each responsible for their season of the year. However, when Mother Nature gives them a challenging task, will they find the beauty and purpose in a different season? This chapter book engages readers through a mix of poetry and prose. The full-color illustrations, short chapter format, and compelling text build reading comprehension and fluency. This hi-lo reader is ideal for students who need high-interest, low-readability books.
Download or read book Sisters in Sorcery written by Alea Henle and published by Crabgrass Publishing. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A swan turns into a naked man. A museum formed of everything ever lost and forgotten, from treasures to torment. A web containing past, present, and future. Three otherwise ordinary sisters encounter magic. Viola dives into a twisted version of Swan Lake plus The Magic Flute at college in Swan & Shadow. Bea explores the depths of loss and remembrance in The Museum of All Things Lost & Forgotten. Rose lacks magic, but manages to make a difference in The Webmasters of Fate. Contains previously published works.
Download or read book The Sisters of st Mary at the Cross c 12 letters to a friend from the rev H D Nihill written by Henry Daniel Nihill and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nuns and Soldiers written by Iris Murdoch and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-07-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling meditation on love and honor, greed and generosity, passion and death, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea Set in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the "Count," a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his émigré father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of Nuns and Soldiers includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong.
Download or read book The O Connell Sisters Box Set written by Kristen Casey and published by Gallant Fox Press. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lose the burdens of the past, and find what’s meant to be. The O’Connell sisters need one more chance to get love right…and these hunky heroes are only too happy to give it to them! The O'Connell Sisters Box Set includes Molly and Mina O’Connell's stories (Finding a Husband and Finding Forever), as well as the spinoff novella Forever and a Day. It also contains two short stories, Valentine's Day themed Heroes & Husbands, and finale story Forever Starts Now, plus two bonus scenes not available anywhere else (The Pop In and Love Seat). · Finding a Husband (book 3) – Everyone has secrets, but Molly and Jake’s just might keep them apart for good. A steamy heartbreaker of a southern romance. · Heroes & Husbands (book 3.5) – It’s Valentine’s Day in Wilmington, and two couples introduced in Finding a Husband are definitely feeling the love. · The Pop In (Heroes & Husbands bonus scene) – Tim and Healey are going to tell people they’re in love. Eventually. · Finding Forever (book 4) – Twelve years is a long time to wait for the one you love. Can old friends Mina and Mack overcome all that’s happened between them in that time? · Forever and a Day (book 4.5) – Mina’s dear friend Dimitri played a role in her story, but now this single dad gets his own shot at forever. · Love Seat (Forever and a Day bonus scene) – Dimitri’s had a bad dream, but Emily is oh so real. · Forever Starts Now (book 4.7) – One weekend and two big milestones progress, as the Lost & Found ladies celebrate their new loves and lives together, in this sweet and funny conclusion to the series.
Download or read book Sisters written by Linwood E. Strayhorn Jr. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassandra, Michelle, Diane and Erica four beautiful young ladies that had horrific childhoods. They were runaway and orphan whom came across the path of James Davison. The man that adopted them and raised them as his daughters. They adore him. He directed and guided them into his business as assassins. Through that life they thought their lives would be different. But through that life style the situation got worst and did not end.
Download or read book Sisters in Arms written by Jo Ann McNamara and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History has, until recently, minimized the role of nuns over the centuries. In this volume, their rich lives, their work, and their importance to the Church are finally acknowledged. Jo Ann Kay McNamara introduces us to women scholars, mystics, artists, political activists, healers, and teachers - individuals whose religious vocation enabled them to pursue goals beyond traditional gender roles.
Download or read book Sisters of No Mercy written by Vincent Silk and published by Brio Books Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mega-storm Martha has wreaked havoc and it’s harder than ever to find a home. Hapless Pinky, Del – mother-hen and mentor – and the ever-resourceful and sometime sleuth Almond are members of Sisters of No Mercy. A band of vigilantes, a pack of thieves or a new wave commune, this underground network has a fresh target: heir to a mining fortune and property mogul Dirk Trench. Can these underdogs take on the establishment and win? Vincent Silk’s zingy debut novel fuses climate fiction and hysterical realism with all the tension of a carefully planned and finely executed heist. Written with humour, stinging social observations and surprising insight, Sisters of No Mercy announces Silk as an exciting new literary voice. 'Bubbling over with warth and Cory Doctorow-ish futurist wit,' Jane Rawson, author of From the Wreck and The History of Dreams
