Often during Mass, I see the Lord in my soul; I feel His presence which pervades my being. I sense His divine gaze; I have long talks with Him without saying a...
Women in the church
The year was 2003. I was a 19-year-old sophomore at Sarah Lawrence College, a small liberal arts institution just outside New York City. For many young people...
My friend Tim worked in Jerusalem. One night he was invited to supper at the home of a Palestinian employee. Tim arrived at the single-room dwelling, where an...
The Catholic canon of the Bible contains 73 books. Three of them bear women’s names: Ruth, Judith, and Esther. These three texts also make the actions of women...
You may have seen the bumper sticker: “Eve was framed.” The biblical perspective on women is set at a rather low bar in the opening chapters of Genesis. Simply...
Scripture scholar and Dominican Sister Barbara Reid took her first Bible course when she was a junior in college. It was an elective. “I was just so amazed at...
The Strength of Her Witness: Jesus Christ in the Global Voices of Women Edited by Elizabeth Johnson (Orbis Books, 2016) “What difference do women’s voices make...
Sister Heather Stiverson has become something of a poster nun. A new web campaign called “Sister to All” is publicizing Stiverson’s life and...
No Crystal Stair: Womanist Spirituality By Diana L. Hayes (Orbis Books, 2016) Diana Hayes’ new book is a compilation of essays, prayers, and reflections...
Feminist is a loaded word. Some women, mostly white and many well into middle age, claim the label proudly. Younger women are apt to shrug it off. Women of...
