STALKING THE DIVINE
Reviews & Interviews

"Kristin Ohlson of Cleveland Heights, Ohio won ASJA's award for general non-fiction books for Stalking the Divine..." — ASJA 2004 Book Awards

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"... Ohlson's beautiful writing, gritty honesty and parallel story of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration set this one apart..." — Publishers Weekly Starred Review, 6/30/03

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"... Ohlson's gracefully written account of the Poor Clares is blended with the narrative of her own search for faith..." — Washington Post Book World, 8/17/03

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"... a quietly moving, surprisingly humorous testament of faith..."
— Booklist, August 2003

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"... Ohlson's tale is witty and wry, insightful and inspirational -- even for the non-Catholic, the non-Christian or those teetering on the heretical." — Rocky Mountain News, 8/15/03

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"Simply the best that I have read in the past 20 years... could easily become the spiritual classic of our time." — Catholic News Service, 11/25/2003

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"... a captivating look at a cluster of forgotten women and ultimately a layman's examination of faith..." — Chicago Tribune, 6/1/03

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"In telling the stories of the shy nuns we glean Ohlson's immense writing talent. As she explores their diverse backgrounds, callings, and challenges to meet their divine mandate, we start to share her fascination and tender affection." —MS. Magazine

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"... Ohlson is a thorough investigator, which means that Stalking the Divine includes a detailed history of Clare of Assisi and her order through the ages. All this background work gives her story depth and context, but it is her personal reflection interwoven with the nuns' thoughtful, passionate revelations of faith that make this book such a compelling read." —January Magazine, 9/15/03

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"This book is highly recommended for its elevated content as well as its revelations about modern life, religion and faith."
— Conservative Monitor, 9/10/03

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"...There is no end to personal memoirs about the experience of faith or the recovery of faith in modern life; Ohlson's book is notable in this crowd for its very spikiness, its refusal to rush to sentimental conclusions....Highly Recommended" — Library Journal, 10/1/2003

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In his monthly column, National Public Radio's reference librarian, Alphonse Vinh, says, "Several years ago, writer Kristin Ohlson began attending mass at an inner-city Cleveland church, which happened to be home to the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. Her own faith had been lost in her youth, but Ohlson was drawn to these quiet nuns who prayed behind a grille at Mass. She has written a fine book about them and her own pilgrimage, Stalking The Divine."— National Public Radio

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Interviews

Interview on NPR's Day To Day
Rabid Reader: Stalking The Divine
September 3, 2003

NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates talks with Kristin Ohlson -- her new book, Stalking the Divine, examines her search to reclaim her faith through conversations with the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, an order of cloistered nuns.

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Focal Point Interview with Mimi Geerges
October 2003

A practical journalist turns her investigative skills upon an order of cloistered Catholic nuns in Cleveland—and finds herself exploring her own struggles with faith. The Poor Clares have devoted themselves to continual prayer for the sorrows of the world. Kristin Ohlson talks about what she learned from the nuns about belief and doubt in the context of a rapidly changing world.

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The Hyperion Interview: Stalking the Divine

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