Black women cannot be expected to continue to save white people from the poor choices they make.
Women’s Issues
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What does Catholic social teaching tell us about sexual harassment?
Three reasons why sexual harassment violates Catholic social teaching
Posted inFaith, Features
Guadalupe’s Legacy: How a 486-year-old vision of Mary in Mexico continues to influence the church
My grandmother embodied a distinctly Guadalupan presence: prayerful, patient, joyful and strong. Whether nurturing a child, a friendship or a garden, she knew how to help things grow.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
The United States needs to recognize women’s genius and hard work
The contributions of women—too often overlooked—speak to what Pope Francis has called the particular “genius of women.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pre-Bethlehem: How the church can do more for expectant parents
The church has pre-Cana programs for marriage, but is it falling short in giving couples spiritual preparation for parenthood?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The fight against human trafficking is not just a numbers game
Working on the frontline to help exploited women requires patience and the sensitivity to move at someone else’s speed.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Louis C.K. has confessed. Now it’s time for contrition.
It is too late for Louis C.K. to be the model of male feminism. It is not too late for him to be a model of contrition.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I’m a Jesuit. How should I respond to toxic masculinity and #MeToo?
The victims of sexual harassment are fighting a culture that teaches men (even celibate men) a sense of privilege and entitlement.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The atheist’s case against abortion: respect for human rights
Millennials in the “pro-life generation” are not interested in a culture war, but simply want to save preborn children and their mothers from the tragedy of abortion.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Catholic feminism is not an oxymoron
This week, we interview Claire Swinarski, host of “The Catholic Feminist Podcast.”