‘Dead Man Walking’ has proven compelling enough to thrive across its many mediums. The most recent version, a graphic novel illustrated by Catherine Anyango Grünewald and scripted by Rose Vines, is no exception.
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A new documentary confronts abuse against Catholic nuns and the infamous Marko Rupnik case
“Nuns vs. the Vatican” prominently features Gloria Branciani, the former nun who publicly accused Father Marko Rupnik, a former Jesuit, of sexual and spiritual abuse.
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The Vatican’s women deacons report, explained
Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell analyze the second study commission’s final report on women deacons: why its “no” still leaves the door open and what might be next for recognition of women’s ministries in the church.
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These Catholic Sisters are on a mission to serve spiritual abuse survivors
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Sisters Theresa Aletheia and Danielle Victoria, who live a mission of listening and solidarity with people who have been hurt by the church.
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The Jubilee year should be dangerous
We need a “dangerous memory” of the church’s sin to unearth a Jubilee that heals the church and, through it, wider society.
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Sister Jean’s legacy: A life of faith, service and basketball
“Well done, my good and faithful servant. Go Ramblers.”
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Veiling as a metaphor in the art of Corita Kent
For Corita Kent, the presence, modification or absence of the veil in her wardrobe throughout her lifetime signaled moments of transition and resilience. Her manipulation of materials onto the fabric of the silkscreen also communicated such moments.
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Father James Martin: Where is God in the future of women’s religious orders?
What the raising of Lazarus can offer religious orders as vocations drop, sisters age and ministries end
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Anne Carr, the ‘founding mother’ of Catholic feminism in academia
A leading figure in academic Catholic feminism after the Second Vatican Council, Anne E. Carr was also a renowned scholar and an inspiration to generations of theologians.
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The Catholic nun who brought faith and social justice to New York’s airwaves for over 50 years
Sister Camille D’Arienzo “didn’t toe the line. She said what she believed. She is a progressive woman who had a very big pulpit, which was over three million listeners a week.”