The decision to not to include women has to do with the family. Sexism is something that many, if not most, of our mothers, daughters and sisters have to deal with.
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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3 myths about the mainstream media and the Catholic Church
Religion reporters may know more about the church than the average Catholic.
Posted inSynod on the Family
Group discernment versus Groupthink at the Synod on the Family
The pope’s approach to the Synod can best be understood through his background as a Jesuit.
Posted inFaith in Focus
A Writer’s Dream: The story of a novel
For decades, I have admired Ron Hansen, the gifted author of many novels, including one of my favorites, Mariette in Ecstasy, about the religious experiences of a young nun in upstate New York. “Luminous” is how one reviewer described the book, and I think of that adjective every time I
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Is the Shroud Genuine?
Two years ago an Italian scientist published a book entitled The Mystery of the Shroud, an examination of the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, the cloth that many believe to be the burial cloth of Jesus mentioned in the Gospels. This book asserted that contrary to scientific studies from the lat
Posted inIn All Things
Grieving Cecil…and South Sudan
Every unnecessary death is a tragedy; but they don’t all get the same coverage.
Posted inFaith, In All Things
Satanic Group Playing with Fire
Group erects statue of “Baphomet,” a goat-headed god, in Detroit.
Posted inIn All Things
Karibu Kenya, President Obama!
What the president (and everyone else) should know about the people of Kenya
Posted inIn All Things
Interview with Harper Lee’s Publisher
‘Watchman’ tells the story of one of the most beloved of all characters in American literature
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The Pope of Mistake(s)
ldquo It rsquo s an error of mine rdquo said Pope Francis yesterday en route from his visit to South America back to the Vatican The Pope rsquo s in-flight media conferences have become a genre in themselves a vivid example of the ldquo New Evangelization rdquo and journalists have learned