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Girl, Arise!: A Catholic Feminist's Invitation to Live Boldly, Love Your Faith, and Change the World
Written by Claire Swinarski
Narrated by Claire Swinarski
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Is it possible to be both a Catholic and a feminist? Claire Swinarski, writer and creator of The Catholic Feminist podcast, believes it is: "I'm a feminist for the same reason I'm bold and honest and sometimes ragey: because Jesus was all of those things."
In Girl, Arise!, Swinarski reconciles the two identities by demonstrating the strength and abilities women have to share with the Body of Christ, the importance of women throughout the history of the faith, and how the love you experience through Christ and the Church can change you and the world around you.
Swinarski points out that while both "feminism" and "Catholicism" can mean different things to different people, both feminists and Catholics desire to make the world a better, fairer place. And she shows that by treating women with dignity equal to that of men-by calling them his friends and teaching them-Jesus acted as a feminist as well.
Swinarski also tells the stories of holy women-including Vashti in the book of Esther, Sts. Therese of Lisieux and Joan of Arc, Mary Magdalene, and the Blessed Virgin Mary-to show how their faith influenced their actions, even when those actions went against traditional norms and roles of women.
In Girl, Arise!, Swinarski reconciles the two identities by demonstrating the strength and abilities women have to share with the Body of Christ, the importance of women throughout the history of the faith, and how the love you experience through Christ and the Church can change you and the world around you.
Swinarski points out that while both "feminism" and "Catholicism" can mean different things to different people, both feminists and Catholics desire to make the world a better, fairer place. And she shows that by treating women with dignity equal to that of men-by calling them his friends and teaching them-Jesus acted as a feminist as well.
Swinarski also tells the stories of holy women-including Vashti in the book of Esther, Sts. Therese of Lisieux and Joan of Arc, Mary Magdalene, and the Blessed Virgin Mary-to show how their faith influenced their actions, even when those actions went against traditional norms and roles of women.
Author
Claire Swinarski
Claire Swinarski is the author of multiple books for both kids and adults. Her writing has been featured in the Washington Post, Seventeen, Milwaukee magazine, and many other publications. She lives in small-town Wisconsin with her husband and three kids, where she writes books, wears babies, and wrangles bread dough.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Super inspiring! Thank you so much for making me feel like a have a place in the church with my critical view and my way of thinking.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was good , however, was more for a Catholic audience unsure about feminism than the other way around, which is where I was coning from. The conclusion was still powerful as someone who is apprehensive about returning to the church