Joan Chittister, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania, is a best-selling author and well-known lecturer on topics of justice, women\'s issues, and contemporary spirituality.
She is the author of 45 books, including Illuminated Life, The Way We Were and The Way of the Cross..
A past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, she currently writes a regular column for The National Catholic Reporter.
Joan Chittister, a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania, is a best-selling author and well-known lecturer on topics of justice, women\'s issues, and contemporary spirituality