Helen Hull Hitchcock

Sisters in Crisis

History & Biography

“Ann Carey has documented in detail the almost unbelievable deconstruction of communities of women religious in the United States - the sudden transformation of so many sisters from exemplary piety and strict observance of rules to ideologically driven political activists determined to "restructure" the Church. Can recent efforts at the highest levels of the Church restore what was lost? Can the "still small voice" of revitalized and vigorous faith in the newer, growing (and younger) religious communities replace what has been systematically destroyed? We earnestly hope that Carey's careful account of what happened and how will aid in finding the profoundly needed cure for this devastating disease.”