This insightful and challenging article by CWS member Sr Anne Arabome was published in NCR on June 20, 2020: To breathe or to take a breath is the clearest sign of life. In my previous ministry as a hospital chaplain, I had the privilege of appreciating more deeply the importance of breathing. It is
On Monday, 8th June at 7.00 pm UK time, Tina Beattie was in conversation with Julie Siddiqi about their experiences of faith as a Muslim woman and a Catholic woman during a time of global crisis. This is a YouTube recording of the Zoom discussion,
We are living through a time of unprecedented global crisis as a result of a pandemic that is affecting every community and culture. This is also a time of political upheaval and economic instability—a perfect storm which asks us to draw on our
On Friday, 6th June, Tina Beattie spoke to Leslye Colvin at her mother's home in Alabama about what it means to be a Black Catholic woman in the US today. Leslye Colvin is a Catholic laywoman and writer. Her new blog—Leslye’s Labyrinth—is a response to recent
CWS Supports Byseee Girls' School and Day Care Centre Catholic Women Speak is raising funds to support Byseee Girls' School and Day Care Centre in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Our initial aim was to raise £300 per month during
(Catholic Women Speak is a member of the Catholic Women's Council) The Catholic Women’s Council notes that Cardinal George Pell’s conviction for child sexual abuse has been overturned by the High Court of Australia, because the seven judges decided that full consideration of the evidence allowed for ‘a reasonable possibility that the offending had
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - SUNDAY, 8TH MARCH, 2020 VIGIL FOR WOMEN'S DIGNITY AND EQUALITY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL PIAZZA, 12.30 TO 1.30 PM Join us as we celebrate International Women's Day by campaigning for Women's Dignity and Equality in the Catholic Church. Wear bright
Once again, as bishops gather in Rome for the Synod on the Amazon, we discover that none of the women religious auditors has voting rights but one of the male religious auditors does. This is a clear example of discrimination against women on the basis of sex alone. If the Catholic hierarchy is serious
In our private Facebook group, members of Catholic Women Speak discuss topics of interest across the wide spectrum of Catholic life and faith, ranging from pastoral and personal insights and struggles to reflections on prayer and spirituality, and theological and ethical questions. Our membership includes women from many different backgrounds and cultures, including a
In July 2019 the Diocese of Dubrovnik in Croatia organised a Theology Summer School on the theme of "Theology and Plurality". They invited four tutors to give lectures and run workshops during the week—Professor Željko Tanjić of the University of Zagreb, Professor Carmelo Dotolo of the Pontifical University Urbaniana in Rome, Professor Pantelis Kalaitzidis
