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    A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community

    By Sister Simone Campbell

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    In the summer of 2012, Sister Simone Campbell and a group of fellow Roman Catholic nuns toured parts of the country to rally support against Congressman Paul Ryan's budget, a plan that cut vital social programs for the hurting poor and the struggling middle class. Prayer groups turned into rallies, and small town meetings became national media events. Sister Simone became a galvanizing force for progressives of all stripes and remains a driving force for programs and policies that support faith, family, and fairness.

    Rooted in a deep spirituality of compassion and service, Sister Simone gives voice to the hunger, isolation, and fear that so many people in America are feeling right now and shows us how we can create real transformation in our communities and in our own hearts through the contemplative life of prayer. Powerful, inspiring stories from the Nuns on the Bus tour and from Sister Simone's own life offer readers a fresh vision for a lived spirituality that is at the heart of today's progressive Christian movements working for change.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 15, 2014
    ISBN9780062273567
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    A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community
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    Sister Simone Campbell

    Sister Simone Campbell is the executive director of NETWORK, a nonprofit Catholic social justice lobby in Washington, D.C. In 2012, Sister Simone organized NETWORK's Nuns on the Bus campaign that has attracted an avalanche of media attention in the United States and other parts of the world. Sister Simone, who in 1978 became an attorney and founded a community law center that served the legal needs of the working poor, is a long-standing member of the Sisters of Social Service and has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, The O'Reilly Factor, PBS with Bill Moyers, and all of the national radio and TV networks, and spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

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    • 4/5
      Very enjoyable read. I heard her give the Ware Lecture at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly meeting and bought the book at an author signing following the talk. She is an extraordinary person and the book describes a piece of the outreach work she does.
    • 4/5
      The lead Nun on the Bus shares her story of faith in a stubborn, traditional church. Her journey is inspiring. She should consider Pope or President of the US next. I particularly appreciated her e plantation of how the Paul Ryan bill did not fulfill church social justice despite what Ryan said. This book is for those who are interested in today's church and politics.
    • 5/5
      Sister Simone Campbell is “a voice crying out in the wilderness” making way for the Lord in the streets of our States, in the halls of government. She puts action into the saying What Would Jesus Do. She and her fellow nuns, The Sisters of Social Justice, make up the organization called the Network. They address the issues of the poor, the working poor and immigration. She has had her share of bashers, including Pope Benedict’s Vatican and some Catholic Priests especially when she took on Paul Ryan’s budget which taxed the working poor while giving tax breaks to the richest top percent—but she didn’t back down, give up or remain quiet. Of course she is perfectly suited for her mission, because she is also an attorney who has served the legal needs of the poor.In her memoir, which is centered on the Nuns on the Bus tour in 2012-2013, she takes the reader through her own spiritual walk, showing how each step she took, and each yes to God, brought her to the place where she could speak to; and influence public policy. She shares stories of real people hurting in our society—which has had for too long an “only the survival of the fittest” mentality which has created many of our social ills. Our way of government should not be a “me” mentality it must be a “we the people” to keep us strong. What would our nation be like if Pro Life didn’t equate a certain political party, and instead meant life is sacred not only from conception but through out the days of natural life until the final breath? That each human being was treated as if they were valuable and we all did what we could to assist of fellow human beings in reaching their full potential. Would there still be people living in their cars, and children on the streets? Would the mentally ill be warehoused in our prisons? Would the education of our children be lagging behind so many other countries? There is so much more, and Sister Simone’s book will have you asking yourself if there is something you can do too. 5 stars.