Sister Joan writes a weekly web column for the National Catholic Reporter, "From Where I Stand" and is the author of more than thirty books; six have received awards from the Catholic Press Association. Coming out this month is a revision of her best selling book, In Search of Belief (Liguori Publications).
She serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the UN, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders, particularly in Israel and Palestine. She is vice-chair of the international and inter-religious Niwano Peace Foundation in Tokyo, Japan, which awards the prestigious annual Niwano Peace Prize.
She has served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, president of the Conference of American Benedictine Prioresses, and was prioress of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for twelve years.
She is the founder and executive director of Benetvision, a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality located in Erie.
Sister Joan earned her M.A. in Communication Arts from the University of Notre Dame and her doctorate in Communications Theory from Penn State University.
Joan Chittister has been one of the church's key visionary voices and spiritual leaders for more than thirty years. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, PA, Sister Joan is an award-winning author and well-known international lecturer on behalf of peace, human rights, women's issues, and contemporary religious life and spirituality.
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