WOMEN OF GRACE with Carol Lee Flinders

If Saint Teresa of Avila were alive today, would she be running for public office? If Julian of Norwich were around, would she be completing a doctorate in psychoneuroimmunology? Would Saint Clare of Assisi run a nonprofit? Would any of these women choose a cloistered life if they were born today? Carol Lee Flinders, author of the highly acclaimed Enduring Grace and co-author of the legendary cookbook, Laurel's Kitchen, draws riveting portraits of four contemporary women whose lives have been lived with a dedication to improving the human condition similar to that of the female mystics and saints of an earlier time. Tracing the spiritual "mother line" of centuries past holy women, Flinders explores the spiritual journeys of Jane Goodall, Etty Hillesum, Tenzin Palmo and Sister Helen Prejean. "I wanted to immerse myself in these lives. I wanted to hang out with these women. I wanted to see what I could pick up by osmosis." Carol Lee Flinders illuminates the heart of the feminine sacred and provides inspiration for female spiritual seekers everywhere. (Hosted by Justine Willis Toms)