This story of lamentation to liberation has countless fictional elements. It simply could not have happened as recounted. The power of the story is that
We too often think of it as just complaining, playing the blame game, an excuse for negativity, or a “poor me” syndrome. But, as we’ve
My fear is that if we cannot go to that dismantled place, one of deep confusion and grieving, as well as silence and desolation, then
Not long ago, Cardinal Walter Kasper told the international Catholic journal Communio that the diaconal ordination of women was theologically possible and pastorally sensible.
We will focus on the organic development of the role of instituted lector to mine a theology of ministry of all baptized believers and the
I was asked to join the children’s choir in First Grade, on the edge of Vatican II, and so I began learning some of the
In most cases the reality of women in Latin American countries as well as in the US continues to be oppression and exploitation by political,
This article will explore both religions because they influenced the rise of Christianity and offer a new understanding of Mary’s role in the Church.
Mary is not God, she is not a fourth member of the Trinity. However, for many Catholics Mary provides ‘a’, if not ‘the’ major connection
As a feminist theologian, Mary Aquin O’Neill wrote Original Grace: The Mystery of Mary out of a committed devotion to Mary and a commitment to
If we wish to enter deeply into the prayer of Catherine McAuley, as a place where she and Christ may teach us, we may enter
You may have had this experience. You come across a book that you have ignored, and it is very helpful. As I was preparing this
Reflecting on more than 70 years of knowing Lorita—as a schoolmate, fellow Sister of Mercy, and friend, I struggled to know what to say today
I was first introduced to the phrase “thin places” during a lecture on religious life by Sister Marie McKenna.1 A “thin place” is a sacred