WEEK SIX—WEDNESDAY, 6TH APRIL WOMEN'S VOCATIONS: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday during Lent. Only those registered with Catherine of Siena College can access all the course materials, but the
WEEK FIVE—WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH IDENTITY, DIFFERENCE AND BELONGING: NEGOTIATING CULTURAL AND RELIGOUS BOUNDARIES All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday during Lent. Only those registered with Catherine of Siena College can access all the
WEEK FOUR—WEDNESDAY, 23rd MARCH MATERNAL STORIES All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday during Lent. Only those registered with Catherine of Siena College can access all the course materials, but the materials here are free. During
WEEK THREE—WEDNESDAY, 16th MARCH LOVE, SEXUALITY AND CELIBACY All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday during Lent. If you would like to join our weekly live Zoom seminars and have access to the full range of
WEEK TWO—WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH NARRATIVE IDENTITIES—WOMEN AS STORY TELLERS All video lectures for this course will be available free of charge here, with a new lecture uploaded each Monday during Lent. If you would like to join our weekly live Zoom seminars and have access to the full range
WEEK ONE - WEDNESDAY, 2ND MARCH NARRATIVE IDENTITIES - WOMEN AS STORY TELLERS For the first week's session, there will be a live Zoom discussion from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm UK time, on Wednesday, 2nd March (Ash Wednesday). All are welcome to join, but to access the Zoom
INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE Each week, you will find a link here to a video lecture by Professor Tina Beattie, focusing on different aspects of Catholic women's scholarship, vocations and personal lives. The videos are free, but to access the online resources referred to and to have access to the online discussion forum
Find out more about the course here. Go to Week One Narrative Identities: Women as Story Tellers Watch a short sample from one of the lectures below. The Catholic Church is currently engaged in a two-year process of dialogue, discernment, reflection and feedback, which will inform and guide
Members of Catholic Women Speak have been deeply troubled by the case of Sister X, a nun in Kerala, India, who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of repeated cases of rape and sexual abuse over a period of several years. Not only has the Bishop been acquitted, but in a judgement running to 289
Catholic Women Speak welcomes the Executive Summary: “Women in the COVID-19 Crisis: Disproportionately Affected and Protagonists of Regeneration”, published by the Vatican COVID-19 Commission to mark International Women’s Day 2021. We are encouraged by the commitment to engage with women’s experiences and struggles, by the recognition of the suffering and challenges faced by women
