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Dear Joan Chittister: Conversations with Women in the Church St. Lucy Prayers for Hard Times coversWhere can we find communities who accept us fully for who we are? Where do we find the courage to walk forward, often alone, and proclaim the truth? It s an experience many women share: they re well educated, talented, and passionate about discipleship and ministry, but they serve a church that puts limits on their participation just because they are women and often seems to wish they d just remain silent. Who can they turn to for wisdom, inspiration,