Category: Women’s Ordination

I am taking a course in theology through the People’s Catholic Seminary. It is self-paced, and I hope to have it completed by 2026 – that is a joke – but not far off the mark – because as a colleague (a high school guidance counselor) said to me: “You are intellectually curious.” I loved…
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“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Ten days ago, we began our Lenten journeys. 40 days to nourish, explore, and commune with the sacred deep within us.  One of my favorite things about the Catholic Church is the liturgical seasons. Just like the earth’s seasons, we move through them. These seasons…
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As I have shared, I am a new board member of the Women’s Ordination Conference.  I am also a member of the board’s outreach committee which is the group that spearheads our Wildflowers of the Grassroots effort. I wanted to share some information on both of these groups, in the hopes I can entice some…
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I had the opportunity to be with WOC in Rome for the first two weeks of the Synod and Synodality. The experience reaffirmed my vocation to continue to fight for the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.  There are so many things to write about regarding the Synod, and with the release of the…
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My trainer likes to have us do tightrope walking – just on the floor – to improve our balance. I’m not very good at it, especially when we are to look left and right as we walk toe to heel. This comes to mind as I read the tremendous volume of articles being generated about…
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[Editors’ note: Learn more about Walk with Women actions in various cities around the globe, and learn how to plan your own, here.] Activism sometimes precludes writing, and it just snuck up this week. So instead of a blog post, I’ll share with you what we sent to the members of SEPA WOC in the…
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I have given so much space to supporting the Synod process, I think it’s about time to acknowledge that there are skeptics. Maybe that includes you, your friends and family, those you share liturgy with – lots of others. Who could not be a little skeptical after all we’ve been through? Joan Chittister opined a…
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The big question: Does the tool work, or do we still have work to do? I’ve spent an intense few days reading the sixty pages of the Instrumentum Laboris, the “working tool” prepared for the 370 people who will be attending the Synod in October. My brief summary: Some of it, like the foreword, is…
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Oh, our dear, impulsive Pope. I have long felt that if women could get Francis’ ear, we would see change. I wonder who got to him about women voting at the Synod. Maybe he saw the photo of the German Benedictines from 2018, and was reminded of the scandal of sisters who lead religious orders…
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[Mary Grace Puszka is a faith communications expert whose work has given her a window into the world of diverse faiths across the globe. She serves Episcopal Ministries of Long Island as communications manager. You can follow her on Twitter at @MGPuszka.] Sitting behind the cantor podium in a candlelit chapel adorned with poinsettia and pine,…
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