Much has been written about women religious -- known as nuns or sisters -- since Vatican II, which brought about major changes to the Roman Catholic Church worldwide. In this book several Dominican Si
Much has been written about women religious -- known as nuns or sisters -- since Vatican II, which brought about major changes to the Roman Catholic Church worldwide. In this book several Dominican Sisters tell with candor what it was really like to live the religious life in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during those years.
Organized around the four basic principles of Dominican life -- prayer, study, common life, and service -- Tapestry in Time weaves together written and oral histories from the Sisters themselves to describe how the introduction of then-radical changes such as worship in the vernacular provided the thrill of something new and meaningful -- but also how the move toward inclusivity was met with challenges and opposition.
Catholic Books Review
"Paints a vividly detailed portrait of how the sweeping reforms affected sisters' individual lives and their communities. . . . Compelling, well-edited and exquisitely organized."
The Catholic Historical Review
"Anyone interested in peering back through time to the heady days following the Second Vatican Council should read Tapestry in Time."
Sr. Ann Willits, OP
— retreat leader
"A tapestry in time was being stitched as the years of renewal were being lived by the Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids. Now is the time to celebrate the hanging of the tapestry for all to see! A remarkable story."
Margaret Susan Thompson
— history professor at Syracuse University
"An important contribution to the history of the life of women religious since Vatican II. Readers will get to know a remarkable group of Sisters — women of deep prayerfulness as well as ministerial creativity and devotion. . . . While much of their story is representative of what many communities have experienced over the past half century, we also come to appreciate them as distinctly themselves and as distinctly Dominican."
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