Elizabeth A. Dreyer Wins Catholic Press Association Award

Elizabeth Dreyer gives a retreat day at Wisdom House in

February, 2009, on the topic of "Spirituality for Christian Women.

At last week's Catholic Press Association 2009 convention, Elizabeth A. Dreyer, Ph.D., editor of the "Called to Holiness" series, won 1st place in the Gender Issues category for her book, "Making Sense of God." Dr. Dreyer is a frequent program presenter at Wisdom House.

The judges wrote about Dr. Dreyer's book: "This book reaches out to all women and helps them see themselves as grassroots theologians, whose specific experiences of joy and struggle, ecstasy and despair, virtue and vice, embodiment and sexuality are vital to a full Christian understanding of what it is to be human."

 Two other authors of books in the series were honored:  in Gender Issues,"Living a Spirituality of Action" by Joan Mueller took 3rd place and in the Family Life category, "Grieving With Grace," by Dolores Leckey, took 3rd place.

The series is published by St. Anthony Messenger Press. For more information

visit www.calledtoholiness.org.

'Making Sense of God: A Woman's Perspective' is Refreshing, Affirming

Catholic women on their journey to holiness through their daily lives in a complex world, will find the book, "Making Sense of God: A Woman's Perspective" by Elizabeth A. Dreyer refreshing and affirming. The book is for women who are rich and poor, married, single,of all colors and cultures, gay and straight, biological mothers and those who are mothers in other senses.

Please visit the website www.calledtoholiness.org for more information on the book and the book series, Called To Holiness, as well as for a link to free e-cards.

Elizabeth A Dreyer is a frequent retreat presenter at Wisdom House and we highly recommend her books and presentations. We're happy to say that Elizabeth will be offering a day retreat at Wisdom House on Saturday, March 28, 2009, based on her new book. Dr. Dreyer's website is here.