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Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Six
WEEK SIX—WEDNESDAY, 6TH APRIL WOMEN'S VOCATIONS: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES All video lectures for this course will be
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Five
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
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Four
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
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week Three
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
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Week One
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,
Towards the Synod in Dialogue – Weekly Lectures and Resources
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
Synod 2021-2023: Listening to Women (Lent course)
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,
LETTER OF SUPPORT TO SISTER X
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
The Church and Women in the Time of Covid-19
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
The CDF and Maria 2.0 – Statement by the Catholic Women’s Council
We at Catholic Women Speak fully support this statement by the Catholic Women’s Council with regard to the CDF and Maria.2.0. During the last year, women from around the world have been gathering online for liturgies, prayers and theological discussions, sharing our visions, struggles and commitments with regard to what