Article by CWS member Mary Pezzulo, originally published on Patheos.com 4th April 2019 I want to open by mentioning that I asked one of my friends who was raped by a priest if she wanted to write this article for me as a guest post, and she asked me to write it instead. That’s
Article from CWS member Mary Pezzulo originally published on Patheos.com 7th April 2019 Note: A response from the Diocese of Allentown is in the original comments and has been included below the article. The other day I was furious about the abuse survivor who was told not to show up at a “Healing our
Catholic View. Women Feature. Lent. Prison Ministry and Business Leadership. Thursday 21st March 2019 Follow the link below to listen to a recent podcast edition of Women Feature from Sheila Pires on Radio Veritas. This Lenten edition includes reflections from Sr Francis Sheehy about women prisoners and prison ministry, and Sheila talks to Walda
Catholic View. Women Feature. International Women's Day. Friday 8th March 2019. Follow the link below to listen to the International Women's Day podcast edition of Women Feature from Sheila Pires on Radio Veritas. This edition includes reflections from young African women on Pope Francis' Youth Synod and the voices of young women in the
Editor Lucetta Scaraffia and her all-female editorial team have announced that they are suspending publication of the monthly women's magazine, Donne Chiesa Mondo (Women, Church, World) published by the official Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. Lucetta has been a good friend to Catholic Women Speak and a brave spokesperson for women in the Church. She contributed to our first book
APRIL 7, 2019 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT KAYA OAKES Over the past few years, we’ve regularly been subjected to what we might call an apology tour from men who’ve been caught in abusive behaviour. “I’m very sorry I did wrong,” they’ll say, “and now I’m going to go away for a long time and
Picture credit René Capone© "A Boy Named Silence" by René Capone © www.renecaponeart.com www.rene-capone-pixels.com Article by CWS member Tina Beattie, originally published by Tui Motu Magazine. 1st March 2019. Pointing to the cover-up and dysfunction of Church leadership around sexual abuse, Tina Beattie writes that real hope for the Church lies elsewhere. Set
Article from CWS member Jennifer Reek, originally published by Sacred Heart University. 14th March 2019 As I write this, we are entering the desert of Lent. A dark Lent it looks to be indeed in the Church. Every day, it seems, there are more revelations of betrayal and crimes committed by the hierarchy worldwide.
Blog Post From CWS member Rebecca Bratten Weiss, originally published on Patheos.com 8th March 2019 What does it take to be a feminist? Does identifying as a feminist automatically make you one? I’ve been pondering this for some time, and the question came up again, when a friend shared about an experience she had
FEBRUARY 24, 2019 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME RHONDA MISKA “Turn the other cheek?” When taken at face value, today’s Gospel seems to present Jesus telling us to be doormats, to simply and passively accept mistreatment. But this doesn’t square with the Jesus we know: he challenges hypocrisy and isn’t afraid to question abuses
