Sally Barr Ebest is associate professor of English and Director of the Writing Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.Ron Ebest teaches courses in literature and writing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

"...a must read for all thinking committed Catholics, especially bishops and priests. Here is a provocative collection of reflections and observations made by highly educated Catholics who are scholars, theologians, essayists, teachers, and writers and who are faithfully grappling with what is perhaps the most pressing question facing the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the 21st Century: Is it possible to be a faithful Catholic and a progressive independent, even feminist, thinker?" —Catholic Library World"This thoughtful work is recommended for academic libraries and for community libraries with a good religion circulation." —Library Journal"The editors were astute (and catholic) to include an international range of experiences of the Church and feminism." —Boston College Magazine"... a nostalgic yet stimulating conversation with the author. Some I found familiar, like having lunch with old friends. Others were raw and provocative. In each of the chapters, the authors' personal and intimate accounts reveal their hopes and dreams, along with a sense of hopelessness and defeat." —Conscience

Sally Barr Ebest is associate professor of English and Director of the Writing Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.Ron Ebest teaches courses in literature and writing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

"...a must read for all thinking committed Catholics, especially bishops and priests. Here is a provocative collection of reflections and observations made by highly educated Catholics who are scholars, theologians, essayists, teachers, and writers and who are faithfully grappling with what is perhaps the most pressing question facing the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the 21st Century: Is it possible to be a faithful Catholic and a progressive independent, even feminist, thinker?" —Catholic Library World"This thoughtful work is recommended for academic libraries and for community libraries with a good religion circulation." —Library Journal"The editors were astute (and catholic) to include an international range of experiences of the Church and feminism." —Boston College Magazine"... a nostalgic yet stimulating conversation with the author. Some I found familiar, like having lunch with old friends. Others were raw and provocative. In each of the chapters, the authors' personal and intimate accounts reveal their hopes and dreams, along with a sense of hopelessness and defeat." —Conscience

Sally Barr Ebest is associate professor of English and Director of the Writing Program at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.Ron Ebest teaches courses in literature and writing at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

"...a must read for all thinking committed Catholics, especially bishops and priests. Here is a provocative collection of reflections and observations made by highly educated Catholics who are scholars, theologians, essayists, teachers, and writers and who are faithfully grappling with what is perhaps the most pressing question facing the Roman Catholic Church at the turn of the 21st Century: Is it possible to be a faithful Catholic and a progressive independent, even feminist, thinker?" —Catholic Library World"This thoughtful work is recommended for academic libraries and for community libraries with a good religion circulation." —Library Journal"The editors were astute (and catholic) to include an international range of experiences of the Church and feminism." —Boston College Magazine"... a nostalgic yet stimulating conversation with the author. Some I found familiar, like having lunch with old friends. Others were raw and provocative. In each of the chapters, the authors' personal and intimate accounts reveal their hopes and dreams, along with a sense of hopelessness and defeat." —Conscience