The Courage and Faith of Joan of Art

At the age of 17, as an ill-literate peasant girl, Joan of Art left her family to liberate her country and place Charles VII on the throne. Captured eventually in the Battle of Paris, Joan was held as a prisoner, not for treason, but for heresy. She believed and taught that she received a revelation as a woman from God. As I stood by her stone prison, I wondered at her determination in faith. Women who teach fearlessly, we need you to lead.