SISTERS IN SCRIPTURE: The Story

What happens when women of faith come together to open God's Word and share their stories? This is the question that inspired Sisters in Scripture to become a reality in the form of my first book, Sisters in Scripture: Exploring the Relationships of Biblical Women, published by Paulist Press in 2009--after several years of first doing it at St. Thomas More Parish in Lynnwood, WA . In that book we looked at pairings of women from both the Old and New Testaments, responded to reflection questions, added a generous dollop of prayer, the seasoning of women sharing our life stories, the imaginative dimension of midrash and, lastly, the discipline of biblical scholarship. Voila! Sisters in Scripture!

At last women were being fed by God's Word, finding relevancy, creating spiritual friendships and learning to think, to boot. That was great but then what......? (We weren't done). The second study was created, Never On Sunday: A Look at the Women NOT in the Lectionary. We used the same recipe and looked at women from both Testaments only this time we focused on those women that the Sunday readings had overlooked, the ones left on the cutting room floor when the lectionary was put together. Pretty interesting stuff.

Guess what happened next? The guys wanted in. Brothers in the Bible? Well, not exactly. Instead two more studies were created with both men and women in mind. Grandparents of Jesus and Elders of the Bible: God's Invitation Late in Life. Same recipe of God's Word, reflection questions, sharing stories, imagination and biblical scholarship.

Current project? Sisters in Tradition takes a look at Tradition, that companion of scripture, as we discover the stories of women down through the centuries and learn from our Christian story.

Kathleen is available for retreats, workshops, days or evenings of reflection, and speaking engagements. Go to the "Retreats" page for complete listing, or contact Kathleen for custom requests.