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Veteran reporter Jo Piazza profiles ten extraordinary nuns and the causes to which they have dedicated their lives—from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a brave sister who rescues victims of human trafficking
Meet Sister Simone Campbell, who traversed the United States challenging a Republican budget that threatened to severely undermine the well-being of poor Americans; Sister Megan Rice, who is willing to spend the rest of her life in prison if it helps eliminate nuclear weapons; and the inimitable Sister Jeannine Gramick, who is fighting for acceptance of gays and lesbians in the Catholic Church. During a time when American nuns are under attack from the very institution to which they pledge, these sisters offer inspiring, provocative counterstories that are sure to spark debate.
Overthrowing our popular perception of nuns as killjoy schoolmarms content to live in the annals of nostalgia, Piazza defines them instead as the most vigorous catalysts of change in an otherwise constricting patriarchy.
- Sales Rank: #319340 in eBooks
- Published on: 2014-09-02
- Released on: 2014-09-02
- Format: Kindle eBook
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Praise for If Nuns Ruled the World
“In an age of villainy, war and inequality, it makes sense that we need superheroes. And after trying Superman, Batman and Spider-Man, we may have found the best superheroes yet: Nuns.” —Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
“Piazza writes vividly about hardworking women who devote their time and energy to making other people’s lives better. The result is a readable, informative look at how nuns, as flawed and human and real as they may be, also have a calling and a faith, and they use that to create change in the world. . . . If Nuns Ruled the World is a little bit of a crowd pleaser and a little bit subversive, and it opened up my eyes to the everyday heroism of some amazing women.” —Flavorwire
“Anybody looking to argue there is a place for Catholicism in the modern world should just stand on a street corner handing out Piazza’s book. By sharing the chills-inducing tales of the women toiling in ways most of us could never fathom, she has given oxygen to that flickering flame that is the Church's reputation in the U.S.” —The Daily Beast
“Fascinating profiles of 10 women determined to make a difference. Piazza successfully updates the image of black-garbed brides of Christ to strong, proactive and, yes, devout women intent on addressing social ills and tending to souls the Catholic church seems to shun, like gays and lesbians. Piazza delivers a controversial and important book.” —Daily News (New York)
About the Author
Jo Piazza is the author of the acclaimed Celebrity, Inc.: How Famous People Make Money and a novel, Love Rehab. She is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and her work has appeared in the New York Times, New York magazine, Glamour, Gotham, the Daily Beast, and Slate. She has also appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and NPR.
Piazza holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in journalism from Columbia University, and a master’s in religious studies from New York University. She lives in New York City with her giant dog.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
I am not Catholic, religious or a fan of organized religion. I am a fan of Badass women. Read this book if you are, too.
By just kath
If Nuns Ruled The World by Jo Piazza
First of all I want to state that I am not a religious person. This is not a book just for nuns to read or a book for just Catholics to read, it is a wonderful work of non -fiction that gives credit to specific people for accomplishments that go above and beyond. The fact that they are nuns is really secondary to the fact that they are extraordinary people. Badass Women, IMO! To paraphrase the author, she thinks these women are rock stars and she wants to tell their story. Jo Piazza is an experienced journalist who writes for several well known publications. It shows.
She begins with what has been an investigation by the Vatican into what the nuns as individuals and groups have been up to. This investigation was begun in 2008 by the congregation for the institutes of consecrated life and the societies of apostolic life, Cardinal Franc Rode' initiated an inquiry into the quality of lif of american nun, on the theory that some of them had gone astray.
It is certainly no secret that the sisters live differently now then they did prior to 1962 when Pope John XXIII told them that they should go out in the world to serve. Gone were most of the habits and things began to change, and clearly for the better!
Some of what you will find here..
Sister Megan Rice 82 who has dedicated her life to disarmament of nuclear weapons. Everywhere.
Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns on a Bus fame with their Faithful Budget, an interfaith budget crafted by Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious organizations that calls for a reduction in military spending and more aid to the poor. This budget was delivered to Capitol Hill, and was ignored. She wrote the famous Nun's Letter that was signed by leaders of Catholic Sisters who supported the ACA.
And how about the Iron Nun, Sister Madonna, wonder what she has been up to? Feisty octogenarian that she is , will have a story for you.
Sister Diana, kidnapped and tortured for standing by the people of Guatemala, and teaching their children. After her recovery, she went on to heap and support other victims of various kinds of torture.
What happens to babies born in prison in Long Island City, Queens, NY? Sister T can tell you. She can tell you what happens to their mothers, too. She Helps many former convicts become whole, functioning citizens again. ASk anyone in the neighborhood, and they will have a Sister Tesa story..
Tens nuns, ten amazing stories. And I have a feeling that this is just the tip of the iceberg. This book contains titles of books written by some of the sisters whose stories are shared. I plan to read a few. I hope you do, too. This is a small book, filled with big stories, and immense accomplishments.
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38 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Important models for our relationships with one another and our planet
By Trudie Barreras
Jo Piazza's sprightly and insightful "If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission" is the most recent of several books that I have been honored to be asked to review by the publisher or author. As indicated by the subtitle as well as from the subject line of the e-mail I received offering the opportunity to review this book, it deals with "ten bold nuns (who) take on the world." Therefore, I was doubly delighted to have this book appear in my "queue" of Amazon Vine selections, and will go ahead now and submit the review I wrote when I received the electronic format of this work.
All of the sisters whose stories Piazza tells are still living, and remain active in their specific chosen ministries - even Sister Madonna Buder, who in her 80's has a unique ministry of running endurance races, including the Iron Man Triathlon! Each of these stories is a gem of a character study, as well as dealing with incredibly vital issues that face us in modern times, including human trafficking, torture, incarceration of women, gay and lesbian rights, corporate ethics, and - since these are all Catholic women - the terribly short-sighted attitude of the Vatican hierarchy with respect to the ordination of women to the priesthood.
Although I was partially familiar with several of the nuns included in Piazza's study, and very much aware of the contributions of Sister Jeannine Gramick because of my own long-term involvement with gay rights issues, I believe that this is an extraordinarily informative book, and extremely valuable because of both the depth and breadth of the stories told. Jo Piazza also includes a great deal of personal reflection in her narrative, which adds immediacy and color to what might otherwise have been a bit too objective. Since Piazza is a self-characterized agnostic, she insists that she is not coming at her narrative from an overly-spiritualized perspective, so her sincere respect for the women she describes and their own obvious faith perspective is clearly authentic.
At this point, however, having given the "casual reader's" perspective on Jo Piazza's book, I'd like to offer a few personal reflections of my own. I was a convert to Catholicism as a young adult, at the time of Vatican II which the author notes was extremely pivotal in the perspective of the sisters she interviewed. This was a time of great excitement and hopefulness in Catholicism; it seemed as if the windows Pope John XXIII threw open really would bring the much-needed changes to Church doctrine and discipline, including of course and most importantly from my perspective, a recognition of the actual teaching of Jesus with respect to the equality of all human persons regardless of gender, national origin, and so on.
My own personal area of greatest concern was doctrinal intransigence on matters of sexuality, which included contraception and same-sex relationships. I attended two conferences, one in Chicago in 1984 and the second in Cincinnati in 1987, of what was then called "Woman Church". I had already become aware at this point that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy was viciously opposed to any relaxation of the discipline of clerical celibacy or the strictures against birth control, despite the terrible fall-out that has subsequently occurred in terms of the loss of vocations, clergy sex abuse of children, and of course the fact that a vast majority of Catholic couples simply ignore the prohibition of contraception completely.
Piazza notes that the push for the ordination of women is the key issue in terms of beginning to develop a truly humane church community to replace the current power politics of the 100% male organization. However, I think her narrative has a subtext that is equally important. Jesus very clearly, in the description of the "temptation in the wilderness", as well as in the Beatitudes which one of the sisters quotes, made the point that the human power-and-domination urge is absolutely contrary to the cosmic plan for human survival. Jesus taught and demonstrated that the ultimate value for right human relationships is compassionate and healing service. Women in general, and nuns in particular, have heard this Gospel message, and continue to live it out in their own myriad and individual ways. Indeed, if nuns - that is, those who understand and believe in the concept of loving service, not exploitative domination - became the models for human relationships and our relationship with our planet, then we would indeed have what Jesus described as a "New Creation".
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Rebels WITH A Cause
By Wilhelmina Zeitgeist
"If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission" by Jo Piazza is an inspiring fast read about the lives of 10 nuns. I'm not going to argue that all nuns are good or most are bad. I don't care. To me, nuns are Catholics who felt a calling and are now nuns. Some, like these nuns, are wonderful and there are others who are mean, nasty, horrid people. Just like people in every sector of life. The nuns in this book are great humans with a lot of love and empathy for their fellow humans on this earth. If anything about them being a nun is special is that they have been allowed to take the time needed to dedicate themselves to the good works they felt the need to do.
These women may be nuns and dedicated to G-d and their faith but, they are also dedicated to the betterment of people and the world. And they are progressive modern women who didn't settle for a quiet convent life and a teaching job at whatever Catholic School uses nuns from her order to fill the positions. These nuns don't simply say that they live by the teachings of the Bible, they are out there living it! They aren't afraid to step on any toes to make things happen and make sure they are accomplishing things for a better world, a better human race. And the nuns are not all "Spring Chickens." One of the nuns in the book is in her 80's and still very much involved in her mission, and being an athlete.
These strong modern women are not all nuns loved and endorsed by the Catholic Church. I suppose you could call them rebel nuns. Makes me want to see a new movie about nuns like one of these nuns called "Rebel WITH A Cause."
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