This Advent, Women’s Ordination Conference is offering a feminist Advent calendar to enrich your prayer and preparation for Christmas. Check the calendar every day for reflections, quotes, images, music and more as we wait in joyful hope this season.
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501 years ago on October 31, as an obscure Catholic priest, Martin Luther, posted his 95 Theses for the reform of his beloved Catholic Church on the door of a church in Germany. In that same spirit, you’re invited to post 5 Theses for reform of the Church in anticipation of the annual meeting of…
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Discerning Women: Voices Outside the Synod Rome, October 4th, 2018 Remarks by Paola Lazzarini, founder of Donne per la Chiesa (“Women for the Church”) Good morning to all, it is a great joy to be here with you to breathe the fresh air of a young, lively, walking Church! I am Paola Lazzarini and I represent Women…
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After brief embrace from prelates, activists clash with Italian police National Catholic Reporter By Jamie Manson ROME — A peaceful protest just steps from St. Peter’s Square turned into a clash with Roman police, as bishops and cardinals were entering the opening session of the Synod of Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment on Oct.…
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In light of the continued denial of a right to vote for women participating in the upcoming Synod on Youth, the Faith Life, and Vocational Discernment, we are happy to collaborate with our Italian sisters—Donne per la Chiesa— and with Catholic Women Speak in writing a letter to those women who have been invited to participate…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2018 Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) acknowledges the Vatican took a significant step toward building a more synodal church by replacing the 1965 Synod of Bishops’ constitution, “Episcopalis Communio,” to officially allow non-ordained persons to participate as voting members. Yet, even when the letter of the law is changed to be…
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Read the full story in the Denver Post here. Katie Lacz ruminates over her Catholic faith, wondering if she’s finally hit a breaking point strong enough to tear her from the religion she’s wrapped herself in her entire life. “I know how much is wrong with the church, and yet I love it because of…
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BY TOM AND BETTY HILL Olympia September 18, 2018 03:17 PM On Aug 14, a grand Jury in Pennsylvania released a report detailing the abuse suffered by over 1,000 child victims and names 300 Catholic priests as credibly accused. The report shed light on the decades-long effort of Catholic Church officials to shield the perpetrators…
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MEDIA ADVISORY As Catholic bishops worldwide convene in Rome in October for the month-long “Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment,” Women’s Ordination Conference and supporters of women’s equality and church reform will gather to raise up the voices of women missing from the all-male gathering. Two alternative events will demonstrate that there…
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