Category: Religion & Spirituality

Angela Bonavoglia calls herself a bleeding-heart liberal, and has spent her career writing about and championing the cause of women, with particular emphasis on religious, social and health issues.

Rebecca Parrish uses film and video to share the stories of real people, their struggles and their successes. An award-winning film-maker, based in Chicago, Rebecca is the director of Radical Grace. The documentary follows three amazing, passionate and committed American nuns who risk their standing in the Church after being censured by the Vatican for 'radical feminism.'

Janet Hoffman is one of the more than 6 million people who have learned the Transcendental Meditation technique. She subsequently became a teacher and for 30 years, directed and taught at the New York City TM Centers. Janet is currently the Executive Director of the TM Program for Women Professionals and also writes about consciousness and its relevance to women's emotional, mental and physical health.

Deborah Koenigsberger is a force of nature. A successful businesswoman/entrepreneur, her boutique Noir et Blanc has been around since 1989. But, a walk through a Manhattan park 20 years ago, with her young sons proved to be a seminal, life-changing moment. It was there she came upon a mom and her child sleeping in a cardboard box. That prompted Deborah to start Hearts of Gold, a non-profit that provides sustainable changes in the lifestyles and levels of self-sufficiency for homeless moms and their children. More than 30,000 families have benefited from her dedication, commitment and hard work.

From covering the White House and the Supreme Court, to the world of Private Equity, to Seminary -- the Rev. Julie Johnson Staples in a Renaissance woman. She shares the stops made along the way to becoming Interim Minister for Education at New York's Riverside Church.