The path of the total eclipse of August 2017 had our offices at 99% totality - we closed the office to go watch the spectacle, but first we put together this gallery inspired by eclipses to celebrate.

Not in a bad way, I’m not saying the writing was inelegant, but that it was so emotionally difficult to read that I would have to put it down for a few days after a chapter or two or else I would get extremely depressed. If this book was a movie staring Jessica Lang, Kathy Bates, Sally Field, Jane Seymore and Betty White reflecting upon their lives.

I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in queer/feminist history, sexuality and religion, or I don't know, literally anything. It’s fascinating to read each section and find such similarities and differences in these women’s stories. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). I remain hopeful that the church can move from an attitude of "don't ask, don't tell", to full, welcoming acceptance in the convents and the pews. Cloistering young women together, fresh out of high school, when hormones are running rampant, will most likely lead to some acting out on powerful, natural urges.

Many of the recollections take place as the Vatican II changes were being implemented, so you can see how differently the convents were reacting to this upheaval. And they couldn't afford to send me to college to become a physical education teacher, although my younger brother went. Many of the personal accounts and essays included in this book are similar, which can become a bit repetitive, but the similarities shared by so many different women are eye-opening and part of what makes the book so fascinating and important. The book also happens to be the earliest known biography of an African woman (possibly excepting Egyptian material which may not exactly qualify as biography).

I’m not one to ‘cancel’ the entire book based on that, because this book has nothing to do with that, but just in case you wanted to be aware, it was a little jarring for me! Still myth-shattering, the stories remind us of the courage required to live—and love—in congruence with our authentic selves. Legendary Swedish sex bomb Anita Ekberg stars as Sister Gertrude, a cruel nun who discovers depraved pleasure in a frenzy of drug addiction, sexual degradation and sadistic murder.

She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Read it to learn something about the struggle of being gay and celibate or convent values verses lesbian ethics. I promised God never to feel again, never to be visible, to continue my path toward greatness that everyone told me I was destined for. May we continue to enpower each other by continuing the saga of our continuing lives--In love and Sisterhood.Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. Divorce has absolutely nothing on breaking up with Jesus Christ and your entire life plan and community!