“My hope is that the church can use the immense power of its storytelling to move toward more compassion, more kindness.”
Women in the Church
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How the women of the Bible helped me reimagine my barrenness
Discovering that a pivotal figure like Esther, who saves her people from death, also happens to be childless, can help us understand that childlessness in Scripture cannot be understood only as a curse.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
There’s more than one way to be a Catholic feminist
Even within the United States, the Catholic Church encompasses countless subcultures, which send very different messages to young women about femininity, family life, marriage and careers.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Your Take: Lessons from a year of pandemic and women in parish ministry
‘The availability of online church is a mixed blessing.’
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Dear Pope Francis: Thank you for 8 years of challenging and healing the church. But women still deserve more.
An open letter to Pope Francis from a woman on the eighth anniversary of his papacy
Posted inDispatches, Faith
‘It’s not just lip service’: Jesuits announce new commission on the role of women in the order
On March 8—International Women’s Day—Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, announced the creation of the Commission on the Role and Responsibilities of Women in the Society of Jesus.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
God is not a man (or a woman)
The mystery of the Triune God goes beyond the confines of sex or gender.
Posted inFaith, Video
Meet the woman who runs her Catholic parish
With a growing shortage of priests, some Catholic parishes are thinking creatively about alternative models of pastoral ministry. Meet Elizabeth Simcoe, a lay woman appointed by her bishop to run St. Vincent de Paul parish in Albany, NY. It’s a demanding job that requires strong leadership and the ability to collaborate and listen. It’s about […]
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Why I left the church — and why I came back
Here is a little story about how I left the church, sort of, and then came slouching back home, more or less.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A day in the life of a lay Catholic woman who runs a parish
Hint: It involves sunrises, bus passes, Mass and lots of patience.