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From Convent to Community in Appalachia
University of Kentucky Press
August 2003
On Sale: July 31, 2003
328 pages
ISBN: 0813122686
EAN: 9780813122687
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Founded in 1941, The Glenmary Sisters embraced a calling to
serve rural Appalachian communities where few Catholics
resided. The sisters, many of them seeking alternatives to
the choices available to most women during this time,
zealously pursued their duties but soon became frustrated
with the rules and restrictions of the Church. Outmoded
doctrine — even styles of dress — made it difficult for them
to interact with the very people they hoped to help. In 1967, after many unsuccessful attempts to persuade the
Church to ease its requirements, some seventy Sisters left
the security of convent life. Over forty of these women
formed a secular service group, FOCIS (Federation of
Communities in Service). FOCIS members Monica Appleby and
Helen Lewis reveal the largely untold story of the women who
stood up to the Church and joined the mountain people in
their struggle for social justice. Their poignant story of
how faith, compassion, and persistence overcame obstacles to
progress in Appalachia is a fascinating example of how a
collaborative and creative learning community fosters strong
voices. Mountain Sisters is a prophetic first-person account of the
history of American Catholicism, the war on poverty, and the
influence of the turbulent 1960s on the cultural and
religious communities of Appalachia.
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