Third World women could be the new recruits in the global war on poverty. Since commodities first changed hands for cash, the women...
Women in the church
From 1978 to 2006 Sharon Daly tried to convince politicians to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and heal the sick through legislation. Fighting bureaucracy...
Despite terror that women are staging a coup de church, the numbers just don't add up. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to church, a new menace...
Faith can mean the difference between life and death for victims of domestic violence. Geri had been married for several years to a solid, hard-working man...
Leading off is Mother Teresa, followed by Mom and Catherine of Siena. Batting cleanup is Mary. Readers have chosen an all-star lineup of saints, nuns, family...
Scripture and traditional teachings can get in the way of victims' healing. Several of my female friends have shared with me the trauma they suffered as...
Let's quit giving ourselves permission to wreak havoc on God's good earth. We're not the only ones in whom God delights. All Creation is Groaning...
When you whispered a prayer this morning while sipping your coffee and eating your toast, to whom exactly did you pray? An old man with a beard somewhere...
Just because Rosemary Radford Ruether is getting close to retirement doesn’t mean she’s going to stop stirring things up. First as a civil rights activist and...
First of all, Dorothy Day taught me that justice begins on our knees. I have never known anyone, not even in monasteries, who was more of a praying person than...
