When history judges our era’s collection of liberation movements, it may well note that progress for women’s rights was halting and disjointed. Other groups advocating for legal rights and an end to discrimination, such as gays and lesbians, trans activists, and African-Americans appear, for the most part, united and tactical. For most of these groups heContinue reading >>
Some words about speaking (or, Even Loudmouths Are Insecure)
Last week I joined 24 Liturgical Music Ministers at Notre Dame Vision to help them wrap up a conference week with two morning presentations. We spent one day on relationships and community, and another on looking forward to how we can continue our growth as artists and ministers. I’ll be sharing a fleshed out versionContinue reading >>
The privilege of eating; the privilege of flesh
A year ago I was beautiful. ***** One sunny afternoon on our second summer in Assisi, Robert and I decided to explore the bosco, a forest walk next to the Basilica into a valley where Francis is purported to have walked. Robert carried a backpack with a wedge of cheese for snacking and I carriedContinue reading >>
Does Catholicism Undervalue Women? The latest from NYT
A friend alerted me today to the New York Times’ latest attempt to protect poor lil’ ladies like me from the big bad oppressive Catholic Church. In a juvenile example of whataboutism, Frank Bruni ridicules Pope Francis’ statement that women deserve equal pay for equal work, citing the positions of the Church on women’s issuesContinue reading >>
Six reactions to Cardinal Burke’s “man-crisis” interview
A few days ago a website with the title “New eMANgelization” published an interview with Cardinal Burke that touched on what they call a “man-crisis” in the Church. After reading a number of summaries and critiques of the interview, I couldn’t get some of its themes out of my head and decided to read theContinue reading >>