Wisdom from the Middle Ages for Middle-Aged Women This guide for clergy

This guide for clergy

Bringing comfort and concern to the bedside of the sick or dying is a challenge for lay people and clergy alike

and the Church as a whole to disentangle the thicket of ethical

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Wisdom from the Middle Ages for Middle-Aged Women This guide for clergyMedieval mystics have much wisdom to offer contemporary middle aged women grappling with empty nests, evolving careers and relationships, spiritual growth, and physical issues. Mechthild, for example, began her writing career at the age of fifty. And Julian, referring to Christ as our kind mother, our gracious mother, has a vision of Christ allowing us to make mistakes, a helpful image for women mothering nearly adult children. Each chapter focuses on