Editorials
A Church of Women
Two provocative offerings in this week’s issue deserve particular attention, not only in light of their authorship, but also because of the importance of their message for the universal church.
Articles
Mary of Nazareth
What would be a theologically sound, spiritually empowering and ethically challenging theology of Mary, mother of Jesus the Christ, for the 21st century?
In the Tradition of Sister Madeleva
Convergence 2000 began appropriately with a meal at the guest house and ended with the reading of "The Madeleva Manifesto: A Message of Hope and Courage." The warm welcome and hospitality of Saint Mar
Books and Culture
Books
The arguments for women’s ordination to the diaconate have been circulating for a number of years, indeed centuries.
Books
"To know Joan of Arc," wrote Mark Twain in his fanciful yet earnest "translation" of her life in 1896, "was to know one who was wholly no
Film
In his eminently forgettable "Stardust Memories" (1980), Woody Allen in the persona of a world-famous director in the Fellini mold, a kind o
Columns and Departments
The Word
The Word
Faith in Focus
Faith in Focus
Columns
Of Many Things
Letters
