Sister Joan Chittister, OSB
Joan Chittister has been one of the Catholic Church’s key visionary voices and spiritual leaders for more than 30 years. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, Pennsylvania, Sister Joan is an international lecturer and award-winning author of more than 40 books.
She is the founder and executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality located in Erie. Currently she serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of peace-building women. She is also co-chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives with Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cornel West.
A regular columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, Sister Joan has received numerous awards and recognition for her work for justice, peace, and equality, especially for women in the Church and in society.
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In 2007 and 2008 Sister Joan appeared with the Dalai Lama at the annual Emory (University) Summit of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding, and she appeared at the Seeds of Compassion conference in April 2008. In April 2009 she participated in an international conference, "Science and Spirituality," held in Cortona, Italy. Later that year she spoke at the 2009 Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, Australia.
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