Month: February 2016

February 24th, 2016

Buy cookies, my friends.

Archbishop Robert Carlson won’t be stocking up on Thin Mints and Do-si-dos this year. He’s on a one-man crusade to rescue Catholic girls in the St. Louis Archdiocese (former home to ecclesiastical fashion icon, Cardinal Burke) from the corrupting influences of Girl Scouting. Having read the Archbishop’s letter, I’m quite certain it isn’t Catholic values…
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February 15th, 2016

The Gospel and Advocacy for Women’s Ordination

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with an incredible community in San Diego, the Mary Magdalene Apostle Catholic Community (MMACC). This is a community that I continually refer to when asked about the variety of women priests’ communities and ministries. MMACC is a thriving parish of around one hundred families, celebrating more than a…
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February 12th, 2016

WOC welcomes our newest staff member, Katherine Philipson!

Dear Women’s Ordination Conference Members and Supporters, I’m joyful to start work this week as WOC’s new Office Manager based in Washington D.C. It’s an honor to get to work for a courageous, visionary organization advocating for women’s ordination and for a more feminist, anti-racist, and accountable Catholic Church. I’m originally from Oregon where both…
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