Know anything about this author (possibly a nun)?

[Elzee]

Does anyone know anything about Joyce Rupp? She is a member of the Servants of Mary so I’m guessing she is a nun/ Are her writings orthodox? She resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

Thanks!

 

[puzzleannie]

some people find her books helpful aids for prayer and meditation, she personally leaves me cold, I find her books too new-agey and spirituality-lite. She has one called the Cup, meditations or more like free verse on the Eucharist, and another called Miryam, ditto about Mary. It is hard to see where her personal impressions, thoughts, poetry leaves off and real spirituality with a universal message begins. However other women I know really identify with her writing. It is just too subjective and soppy for my taste.

The same with Max Lucado, some people find his work very inspirational, but it just does not speak to me on any level higher than that of a hallmark card.

 

[pray4peace]

I just went to her retreat at our church recently and I was not impressed. She never made the sign of the cross, but made up her own version of it. She mentioned Budda, did a chant and had everybody get up and do a little dance around the tables. We never said the 'Our Father" or “Hail Mary” and she never mentioned the name of God, but other names like “Divine One”, and other names of honor , etc.

Our church was not going to have her, but the pastor okayed it with bishop’s blessing , saying he found nothing in her book “Open The Door” against Catholic teachings.

I would say it is very borderline New Age that she was suggesting here. She also seemed to want to empower women, and that the world would do better if they ran things.

I will not go to anything else of hers or buy her books. I do not find her to be like the nuns I grew up with at all, and not a orthodox Catholic nun. You would not believe how many women were buying her books. I hear she is hot on the retreat circuit.

I do not think people know what New Age is and how subtle it can be .

 

[Dorothy]

I just went to her retreat at our church recently and I was not impressed. She never made the sign of the cross, but made up her own version of it. She mentioned Budda, did a chant and had everybody get up and do a little dance around the tables. We never said the 'Our Father" or “Hail Mary” and she never mentioned the name of God, but other names like “Divine One”, and other names of honor , etc.

Our church was not going to have her, but the pastor okayed it with bishop’s blessing , saying he found nothing in her book “Open The Door” against Catholic teachings.

I would say it is very borderline New Age that she was suggesting here. She also seemed to want to empower women, and that the world would do better if they ran things.

I will not go to anything else of hers or buy her books. I do not find her to be like the nuns I grew up with at all, and not a orthodox Catholic nun. You would not believe how many women were buying her books. I hear she is hot on the retreat circuit.

I do not think people know what New Age is and how subtle it can be .

That is a blessing that you had the discernment to notice what you did.

You are right that New Age can be so subtle. Many who have not been too grounded in their Catholic Faith can fall for this sort of thing.

We need to pray for our priests and bishops!

 

[Bookcat]

Does anyone know anything about Joyce Rupp? She is a member of the Servants of Mary so I’m guessing she is a nun/ Are her writings orthodox? She resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

Thanks!

NOT recommended.