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Catholic Women Confront Their Church tells the stories of nine exceptional women who have chosen to remain Catholic despite their deep disagreements with the institutional church. From Barbara Blaine, founder of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) , to Sister Simone Campbell, whose "Nuns on the Bus" tour for social justice generated national attention, the book highlights women whose stories illustrate not only problems in the church but also the promise of reform. The women profiled span a diverse range of ages, ethnicities, and experiences - single and married, lesbian and straight, mothers and sisters. The women profiled share one trait - that faith is bigger than the institutional church. The book's Introduction provides readers with an essential overview of the history of women in the church, and the Conclusion looks at the potential for future change. Ideal for anyone who has struggled with the Catholic church's relationship with women, this moving book offers hope.



About the Author

Celia Viggo Wexler

Celia Wexler is an award-winning journalist and nonfiction author. Wexler's first book, Out of the News: Former Journalists Discuss a Profession in Crisis (McFarland) won a national award for excellence from the Society of Professional Journalists. Her second book, Catholic Women Confront Their Church: Stories of Anger and Hope, will be published in September 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, and The Nation.
She was a labor, business and banking reporter at the Lafayette (IN) Journal & Courier, the Buffalo Courier-Express, and the trade daily, American Banker. She also headed the Albany bureau of American City Business Journals.
She had been a public interest lobbyist in Washington, D.C. for twenty years, serving first as vice president of advocacy for the good-government group, Common Cause, and then as Senior Washington Representative for the Union of Concerned Scientists.
She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Toronto, where she earned the prestigious Governor-General's Medal in English Literature. She earned a graduate degree in journalism from Point Park University, Pittsburgh.
Wexler recently returned to journalism full time. She lives with her husband in Alexandria, Virginia. They have one daughter, Valerie.


Celia Wexler can be contacted at cvwexler(at) gmail(dot) com



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