Mary of the Others - May 2017 Mary is not only ours – that is, she does not belong only to the Catholic and Orthodox faithful who venerate her – but she also belongs to non-Christian traditions, such as Judaism and Islam, and naturally the Protestants cannot be left out. With this issue of
The Loneliness of Women - April edition The loneliness of women is the theme of this issue. It is an immense theme, since its multiple aspects may be expressed in thousands of different ways. Indeed we are not speaking of the kind of solitude that may be chosen and desired as a good
Many congratulations to CWS member and feminist theologian Zuzanna Radzik, who has been nominated along with two others as Person of the Year in the Church category by Poland’s largest liberal daily newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza. Zuzanna has been nominated along with two priests, with whom she works closely in promoting Christian-Jewish relations in
I Was a Stranger: New York Activists Stage a Lenten Action for Sanctuary Every Friday in Lent, a group of activists has stood outside of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan with a large banner reading “When did we see you a stranger and make you feel welcome?” The line is from Matthew 25, and the activists have
Women and Reform - March Edition The anniversary of the decision of Luther, who initiated the separation between Protestants and Catholics 500 years ago, may be approached from different points of view. Of course what interests us most, that is, the comparison between women belonging to the different Churches born from the Reformation and women belonging
On 8th April, forty five members of Catholic Women Speak met at the University of Roehampton in London on a glorious spring day to explore ways of developing the network, particularly through local and regional groups. The day included short talks by a number of women associated with the group, guest lectures by Ursula Halligan (Political
