Well I wrote the book so my thoughts about it are biased All I can say is that the writing of it which took years initiated in me a transformation of soul 266 A Finely Woven Tapestry of Women Story Mysticism and a Glimpse of The Feminine Divine Divine In this book Christin Lore Weber weaves a golden thread between past and present far and near sacred and profane in her distinctive voice of beautiful prose I highly recommend this book to persons who are not afraid to question or challenge the status quo of traditional patriarchal teachings and archetypes to anyone who searches for the Divine who seems so far away I recommend this novel for women of courage searching for a glimpse of the God in whose image we are made Most of all I recommend this book to those who are brave enough to ask difficult questions of themselves even at the risk of being called heretic 266
On the wild north shore of Lake Superior stands the beautiful Star of the Sea convent home to a dwindling community of mostly old nuns founded by the saintly but mildly heretical Sophie Marie Loire Now their continued existence rests in the hands of the youngest among them Mother Madalaina darling of her elders and confidant of the local bishop In hopes of gleaning ideas and assistance for the community s survival Madalaina invites three friends and former nuns to return for a visit during the time between the August feasts of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Assumption of Mary into heaven During this time secrets are revealed souls are shaken and choices must be made. In many ways a mythic tale a fantasy of the mystic life of contemplative nuns The FarNear Journals also reaches into the turbulent times of contemporary Catholicism At the core of its characters both women and men is found the tension of balancing on the edge of faith s precipice They live out a paradox that can break their hearts in which keeping faith could mean to let it go. Christin Lore Weber returns here to her most compelling the heartache of Catholic women within their church and their perennially renewed hopes for full inclusion The FarNear Journals.
