Joan Chittister

Joan Chittister, OSB, is one of the Church’s key visionary voices and spiritual leaders. A Benedictine Sister of Erie, PA, Sister Joan is an international lecturer and aware-winning author of more than 35 books. Currently she serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, a partner organization of the U.N., facilitating a worldwide network of women peace builders. She is also co-chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives with Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cornel West. She is the founder and director of Benetvision: a resource and research center for contemporary spirituality located in Erie. Joan has held positions of religious leadership among women in the Catholic Church, both locally and nationally, for over 20 years.