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Lenten reading list from the Sisters


From the bookshelves of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicago, here are a few recommended books to read during Lent.

Sister Benita Coffey, OSB recommends:

Stangers to the City by Michael Casey, OCSO - Paraclete Press-2005

Sister Virginia Jung, OSB recommends:

A Monk in the Inner City: The ABCs of a Spiritual Journey by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB - Orbis Books-2008

Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions in Life by Joan Chittister, OSB - Image, 2015

Sister Pat Coughlin, OSB recommends:

The Wisdom Way of Knowing by Cynthia Bourgeault - Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Immortal Diamond, by Richard Rohr - Jossey-Bass, 2012.

An Altar in the World, by Barbara Brown Taylor - Harper-One, 2009.

Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor - Harper-One, 2014.

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