"The women problem" in Laudato Si' is nothing new. The failure to centralize, regard and learn from women and their experiences abounds in Catholic theology and ecclesial realities. In the next decade, the church must fill this gap.
In a decades-old letter, Mother Teresa provides a definition of giving that is as simple as Jesus' teaching about the poor widow's contribution: a gift from abundance does not have the same meaning as a gift with a sacrifice.
It is heartbreaking to see all-girls Catholic schools close, but philanthropy can help preserve them. Investing in all-girls schools, particularly those founded by women religious, is an investment in the future.
GSR Today - Welcome to the seventh year of our monthly series called The Life. Our 2023-24 panel of 20 sisters will reflect on issues that impact the lives of Catholic women religious around the globe.
These four positions will not only support our stellar journalism, but also help us grow in the digital media space with social media, videos and audio.
I am no longer surprised at Gramick's resilience, her faith, her persistence, her endurance, her generosity, her capacity to absorb institutional assaults and remain hopeful. A prophetic talk in 1999 exemplified that.
The soap opera drama orchestrated by Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson against the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity has everything to do with Olson's heavy-handedness and cruel treatment of women religious. NCR editors hope the Vatican will stop his abusive power play.
GSR Today - Amid the news and controversy about the Los Angeles Dodgers and the "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence," GSR editor Gail DeGeorge sees a teaching moment to inform many about real Catholic sisters.
The case of Jesuit Fr. Marko Rupnik shows the immense structural and cultural change needed to deal with abuse in the church. Even more profound change is needed when it comes to abuse of women, both lay and religious.
