Where ordinary women have achieved remarkable things for God and the Church, it has been because God loved them enough to become human like them—to share with them the life of His divine and human Son, through His Jewish mother, Mary, in real, historical time.

—Bronwen McShea

from her book, Women of the Church: What Every Catholic Should Know

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SHAPING THE CHURCH

While many Catholics are aware of great female saints such as Catherine of Siena and Thérèse of Lisieux, a view persists that, over the centuries, women played a limited role in the development of Catholic traditions and institutions. In this innovative survey of Church history, Bronwen McShea demonstrates instead that faithful women have always been at the heart of the Church’s common life, shaping it and the course of entire civilizations.

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