# Miriam Therese Winter **Summary.** Catholic feminist liturgical theologian, composer, and Medical Mission Sister. Author of *Joy Is Like the Rain* (1967), *WomanSong*, and *Woman Prayer, Woman Song*. Long-time professor at Hartford Seminary. Major voice in the inclusive-language hymnody tradition. ## Facts - **Birth name.** Gladys Mary Winter. - **Religious order.** Medical Mission Sisters. - **Longtime collaborator.** Mary Elizabeth Johnson. - **Academic post.** Hartford Seminary (now Hartford International University for Religion and Peace). Professor of Liturgy, Worship, Spirituality, and Feminist Studies. - **Autobiography.** *The Singer and the Song* (Orbis Books, 1999). Reviewed by Reta Halteman Finger — see [[2026-04-21 CFT — The Singer and the Song Book Review]]. ## Key Works - *Joy Is Like the Rain*. Medical Mission Sisters, 1967. - *WomanSong*. - *Woman Prayer, Woman Song: Resources for Ritual*. Meyer-Stone Books, 1987. - *WomanWisdom*, *WomanWitness*, *WomanWord* — the *Songlines* trilogy (1991–1993). ## Tradition Progressive, Catholic-feminist, ecumenical. ## Open Threads - Primary-source ingest of the *Songlines* trilogy. - A page on the Medical Mission Sisters more broadly. ## Related - [[Inclusive Language Hymnody]] - [[Christian Feminism Today]] - [[Progressive Christianity]]