Helps readers understand the imaging of the church as a woman and mother in its beginnings and the implications for the contemporary church.

What Wild at Heart did for men, Captivating is doing for women. Setting their hearts free. This groundbreaking book shows readers the glorious design of women b

Loehr asks, "Why do we refer to the Church as she or Mother Church? And what does this reveal about the nature of the Church and the nature of motherhood?" Each

Mothers of the Church: The Witness of Early Christian Women will reinforce Catholics understanding of the part played by women in the early Church. Drawing upon

"This is the first book I will recommend to those who want to study what the Scriptures teach about the roles of men and women both in marriage and the church.