Stop shaming women for seeking equal power in the church
Grace on the Margins: There is a demonization, sometimes subtle, sometimes not, of women who want the same power afforded to men in the institutional church.
Theology
US Lutherans approve document recognizing agreement with Catholic church
The largest Lutheran denomination in the U.S. has approved a declaration recognizing "there are no longer church-dividing issues" on many points with the Roman Catholic church.
With holy orders, hierarchy can't have it both ways
Simply Spirit: If the diaconate and priesthood are not irrevocably linked, there is strong precedent for ordaining women deacons.
Women deacons: What happens next?
Just Catholic: Pope Francis named just one woman from the Western Hemisphere to his commission on women deacons -- me.
Who was Mary Magdalene? New book explores saint's life
Mary Magdalene has been "interpreted and misinterpreted, just as Jesus has been interpreted and misinterpreted," according to Michael Haag, historian and author of The Quest for Mary Magdalene.
Laudato Si' and the liturgical work ahead
Eco Catholic: Enacting the ecological transformation Pope Francis calls for will require new liturgical materials, but work can begin with a new approach to reading Scripture.
'Amoris Laetitia' at three months: Communion question still debated
Some still disagree about the meaning behind Pope Francis' exhortation on marriage and family, three months after it was published.
Author blends food, film and theology
THE SACRED FOODWAYS OF FILM: THEOLOGICAL SERVINGS IN 11 FOOD FILMS
By Antonio D. Sison
Published by Pickwick Publications, 132 pages, $18
Devil not yet deleted from official church texts
A small c catholic: Christians don't talk about Satan as much as previous generations, but official Catholic and Presbyterian documents still make reference to the devil.
"People who thought they were at the periphery, but Pope Francis said, 'No, you're not!'"
Distinctly Catholic: Bishop-elect O'Connell's recent highly emotional response to a question about how Pope Francis has impacted his ministry stood out to me.
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July 14-27, 2017
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