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Drawing From
Wisdom's Well
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Stories, Celebrations and
Explorations of Courageous
Women of Faith
By Gloria L.
Ulterino
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Walking
with
Wisdom's Daughters
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Twelve Celebrations and
Stories of Women of Passion and Faith
By Gloria L.
Ulterino
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"Certain Women"
Martyrs For
Justice
(Dorothy -
Ita - Jean - Maura)
Luke, the Gospel writer, tells us that there were
"certain women" who followed Jesus from Galilee, all the way to
Jerusalem, even to the Cross, and the empty tomb. They poured
out their resources on Jesus and the other disciples, financial and
otherwise. One of these was Mary of Magdala, first to
proclaim the Easter Gospel that Jesus is alive.
In every generation there have been "certain
women," faithful followers of Jesus. In our day, we can count
among these "certain women" the four Americans martyred in El
Salvador on December 2, 1980. Their names may be familiar: Sr.
Maura Clarke, Sr. Dorothy Kazel, Sr. Ita Ford, and Jean Donovan.
Two were Maryknoll sisters (Maura and Ita), one was an Ursuline
sister from Cleveland (Dorothy), and the youngest, Jean, was not a
member of a religious congregation. One of Jean's friends
described her as the "first jet setter missionary." "Certain
Women" is their story. This program concludes with a Stations of the
Cross in their own words.
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