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A Nun On The Bus: How All Of Us Can Create Hope, Change, And Community (2014)

by Simone Campbell(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

006227354X (ISBN13: 9780062273543)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

HarperOne

review 1: Sister Simone Campbell is “a voice crying out in the wilderness” making way for the Lord in the streets of our States, in the halls of government. She puts action into the saying What Would Jesus Do. She and her fellow nuns, The Sisters of Social Justice, make up the organization called the Network. They address the issues of the poor, the working poor and immigration. She has had her share of bashers, including Pope Benedict’s Vatican and some Catholic Priests especially when she took on Paul Ryan’s budget which taxed the working poor while giving tax breaks to the richest top percent—but she didn’t back down, give up or remain quiet. Of course she is perfectly suited for her mission, because she is also an attorney who has served the legal needs of the poor.I... moren her memoir, which is centered on the Nuns on the Bus tour in 2012-2013, she takes the reader through her own spiritual walk, showing how each step she took, and each yes to God, brought her to the place where she could speak to; and influence public policy. She shares stories of real people hurting in our society—which has had for too long an “only the survival of the fittest” mentality which has created many of our social ills. Our way of government should not be a “me” mentality it must be a “we the people” to keep us strong. What would our nation be like if Pro Life didn’t equate a certain political party, and instead meant life is sacred not only from conception but through out the days of natural life until the final breath? That each human being was treated as if they were valuable and we all did what we could to assist of fellow human beings in reaching their full potential. Would there still be people living in their cars, and children on the streets? Would the mentally ill be warehoused in our prisons? Would the education of our children be lagging behind so many other countries? There is so much more, and Sister Simone’s book will have you asking yourself if there is something you can do too. 5 stars.
review 2: I received A Nun on the Bus as part of a Goodreads giveaway.Sister Simone Campbell, as director of NETWORK, an organization of religious sisters devoted to economic justice issues, tells the story of her calling to the religious life, her increasing involvement in politics--eventually becoming a lawyer, Congressional lobbyist, and activist--and her experiences liaising with those in the highest echelons of power advocating for economic justice.As someone who was raised Catholic and turned agnostic during young adulthood and remains so today, as well as a staunch liberal, this was a story I'd been wanting to hear for years. Having been raised in a church I found repressive and overly focused on a single issue (abortion, and perhaps gay marriage in more recent years), it was refreshing to read about a devout Catholic genuinely concerned with the quality of life after birth.I won't lie--Campbell pulls no punches with those who disagree with her. It presents an unflattering view of the tea party and of much of the traditional power structures of the Catholic Church. If you're sensitive to criticism of either (or both) of these groups, this won't be a fun read. But for those who have perhaps felt marginalized by certain political, social, and/or religious movements in this country, it's an incredibly refreshing point of view, and I look forward to seeing what Sr. Simone and NETWORK achieve in the future. less

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