River of Fire : : my Spiritual Journey
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Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Novice -- Part II: Teaching and learning -- Part III: London, Ontario -- Part IV: Becoming an adult church -- Part V: River Rapids -- Afterword -- Appendix: A letter to Pope Francis.
The author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty, shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually exclusive.
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Insightful. submitted by LauraMarie on August 8, 2020, 9:31am This memoir reads like a novel. Helen Prejean's story is funny, insightful, and moving. It invites one to reflect on their own spiritual journey, and with kindness and compassion of our past.
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New York : Random House, [2019]
Year Published: 2019
Description: 294 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781400067305
1400067308
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Prejean, Helen.
Catholic Church.
Sisters of Saint Joseph -- Biography.
Nuns -- Biography.