Working in Mysterious Ways
My Life through the Rosary
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
Life is messy. Coping with cancer, step-parenting, rape, death, and infidelity, Kathy Heininge has been able to use the Rosary to help find a way through. Here, she ties the stories of her life to the mysteries of the Rosary, illuminating the way prayer can help us find a way through both the hard and the joyous times of our lives, but without giving pat or pious answers to life's questions.
Endorsements (4)
“Kathy Heininge creates a beautiful warp-and-weft narrative of self-examination and seeking about important, large things: religion, parenthood, education, and honest striving, and she does it with humor and grace. This is a wise and unflinching memoir.”
“In this profoundly moving and insightful memoir, Kathy Heininge shows what it means to have the Lord with her, ‘not to protect me, but to stand with me’. We all need to find ways to make sense of our stories, and through reading her life through the rosary, Kathy shares with us one woman’s quest to find the blessing within her story.”
“Kathy Heininge delivers a compelling memoir rich in her Catholic tradition and sage biblical insight. Readers will discover within these pages a life open to divine mystery while also grounded in the vulnerabilities that make us human. As a former director of the women’s studies program at George Fox University, Heininge contributes to an important expansion of women’s voices within Christianity.”
“Dr. Kathy Heininge’s memoir, Working in Mysterious Ways, is a treatise on love. Kathy weaves her love for family, friends, vocation, and the Catholic church through each compelling chapter. Her story bears witness to heartache that can accompany deep love—but also beauty and joy. A lifelong teacher, Kathy guided countless students to see nuance and complexity in literature. Her excellent memoir reflects this gift, calling us to love deeply despite challenges we face.”
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