Sister Catherine Bertrand, S.S.N.D. entered religious life on a dare. "It was either that or the Peace Corps." After 25 years she continues to be...
Women in the church
Explore how women have contributed to the Catholic Church—historically and at present—and the pursuit of gender equity and visibility in church service.
Thenaming in 1997 of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux as a "Doctor of the church" by Pope John Paul II caused Catholics around the...
Mother's day is hard. Baptisms are really hard. Christmas, with all its talk of the birth of baby Jesus, isn't exactly a happy occasion either. Church...
A recent United Nations report offers a sobering assessment on the condition of women. "WOMAN'S WORKS IS NEVER DONE" is an adage that is...
When teaching Bible classes in parishes, I often begin with the question, “When I say ‘characters of the Bible,’ what names come to mind?” The consistency of...
There is an Apocryphal story in my family about my great-grandmother Philomena, who died when I was 12 or 13. Great-Grandma was a big TV watcher-soaps...
Is the church's "new feminism" a good fit? Last spring at the University of Notre Dame a heated debate about campus performances of the...
Third World women could be the new recruits in the global war on poverty. Since commodities first changed hands for cash, the women...
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...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to church, a new menace has arisen that threatens to radically alter the face of your parish-with lipstick...
