Defecting in Place: Women Taking Responsibility for Their Own Spiritual Lives

Miriam Therese Winter, a Medical Mission Sister, is one of the most beloved figures in the Catholic Church in the United States. She is professor of liturgy, worship, and spirituality at Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, and founder and director of its Women's Leadership Institute. She is the author of 12 books, including The Singer and the Song, Woman Wisdom, and Out of the Depths: The Story of Ludmila Javorova. She is also the composer of 15 recordings, including the gold record album "Joy is Like the Rain" and "Mass of a Pilgrim People." MT, as she is affectionately called, has served the poor on three continents and is much in demand as a speaker to all denominations in the United States, Canada, and Australia.