In the western church yesterday, July 22, was the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, named the apostola apostolorum, the Apostle to the Apostles, thanks to her unique role as the first disciple to see the […]
Tag: Women
The Complex Catherine of Siena and the Sin of Simplifying Saints
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) is an incredibly complex figure, an immensely influential and vastly charitable saint of great faith on the one hand, and a stubborn, headstrong, and deeply, fatally flawed human on the […]
Book Review: Catholic Women Speak
Catholic Women Speak Network, Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the Table (New York: Paulist Press, 2015). As I sit to write this review, the World Meeting of Families is underway in Philadelphia, and […]
A College of One’s Own: The Need to Explore the Contributions of Women Religious in Catholic Higher Education
Who have been some of the most influential Catholic intellectuals in your life? Many of us who attended Catholic colleges and universities can probably remember a significant woman religious on our campus who embodied that […]
Where are Pope Francis’ Binders Full of Women?
Today, on International Women’s Day, Pope Francis named the members of his new and very influential “Council for the Economy,” which he recreated on February 24. On this council are eight cardinals and seven laypersons. […]
“Masculinity in a Skirt”: Pope Francis and the Role of Women
Homosexuality, contraception, abortion, authority, dogmatics, doctrine, science, prayer, reform, conscience….you name it, the Pope spoke about it in his recent interview with Antonio Spadaro, exclusively published by America Magazine earlier today. Without doubt, there are some phrases […]
The Superbowl Blackout and the Failed Masculinity of Downton Abbey
Perhaps it was the juxtaposition of an exciting sporting event that around 100 million people were watching, or perhaps it was that, for the first time since Katrina, power went out in the Superdome. Here […]
Downton Abbey and the Role of the Woman
Episode 4 of Downton Abbey shifted our focus rather quickly from nobility to gender. Where the previous episode saw multiple attacks on the prestige and place of nobility in English culture, such attacks were all […]
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