Fran Rossi Szpylczyn is a writer, retreat leader and speaker. She is also the pastoral associate for administration at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Glenville, New York, and resides in Albany with her spouse.
The consistent thread weaving this book together is the voice of a human being. Her gift is to find fresh ways to discover depression as a matter of faith and theology.
The Defiant Middle is a provocative book that will feed hearts and minds with questions and answers. Simultaneously it will challenge the cultural and religious norms that put women in bondage.
Book review: Without judgment, Jesuit Fr. James Martin offers a road map that shows how prayer is for everyone — including those unsure if they believe in God — at all sorts of times and manners.