March 4th, 2014
March 2014 marks the one year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis. It has been a year of remarkable activity, media attention and excitement. “Man of the Year” for Time Magazine, on the cover of Rolling Stone, quoted by people of all denominations, Francis has made a significant mark on the world community. As Catholics interested in working…
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February 26th, 2014
Leggendaria, an Italian literary magazine, described as “a showcase of intelligent women,” was founded as an independent magazine in 1997, after having existed as a supplement to the monthly Noidonne since 1986. Leggendaria claims to be a tool for critical thinking: “taking the knowledge and experience of women as a privileged point of view.” Their…
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January 15th, 2013
On January 19, 2013, Shannon T.L. Kearns will be ordained as a priest in the North American Old Catholic Church in Minneapolis, MN. Shannon is the blogger known as the Anarchist Reverend, the convener and founding pastor of the House of the Transfiguration, and is poised to be the first transgender priest ordained in the…
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January 2nd, 2013
Where did the idea for “Ordain A Lady” come from? Carly Rae Jepsen’s catchy hit, Call Me Maybe, is the most parodied, copied, and reworked song of the year. From Olympians to Cookie Monster, everyone has taken a turn at creating their own version. We couldn’t let 2012 go by without putting our own WOC spin on it.…
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December 5th, 2012
Hello Everyone, I don’t know if you regard the non-ordination of women within our Roman Catholic Church as an injustice or not, but the newspaper, the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) agrees with Fr. Roy Bourgeois. As you know, I regard Fr. Roy as my personal friend. I came to know him “up close” when he came as…
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November 20th, 2012
Oh, St. Joan, You were called by God beyond your culture’s concepts of gender to be more fully, and wonderfully yourself On this Transgender Day of Remembrance be with all those who have been killed, as you were killed for being brave enough to be themselves. Welcome them into the communion of saints and pray for…
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June 15th, 2012
A new spiritual uprising is rocking the Catholic Church today. At the Vatican we see the “Monsignors Mutiny,” a tale of betrayal, corruption, and power struggles that has the potential of becoming a blockbuster movie that could rival the Da Vinci Code. One Italian paper even suggested that an unnamed laywoman had secretly ordered the…
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May 1st, 2012
On the Danube River in June 2002, seven women were ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood by a valid Roman Catholic Bishop (in apostolic succession). Known as the Danube Seven, these women have inspired the hearts and minds of Catholics around the world to continue to seek justice and equal Rites for women in the Church…
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April 30th, 2012
As I’m sure you’ve heard, the Nun Justice Project launched this petition just ten days ago: On April 18, 2012, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a crackdown on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group that represents…
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March 12th, 2012
(ICYMI) In case you missed it: Catholic News Weekend Round-Up: 13 Religious Women to Watch in 2012, via the Center for American Progress Women Priests Stand in Solidarity with Prophet of Justice, Fr. Roy Bourgeois: Press Release from The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. Blair takes on the Pope by backing gay marriage British…
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