“Speak your mind, even if your voice is shaking.” -Maggie Kuhn
I have memories of being a typically-gregarious little girl who was afraid to speak in class. Maybe it was more self-consciousness than fear. My young male peers taunted me on the basketball court at recess and inside the classroom walls–”like children do”–because I was [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Catholic Feminism’
January 13, 2010
If Your Voice Is Shaking
January 10, 2010
Kristof’s “Religion and Women”
Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof, a regular op-ed contributor to the New York Times, has dedicated his influence to fighting against women’s oppression across the world. Most recently, with this wife Sheryl WuDunn, he released the popular book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Knopf, September 2009).
Yesterday in the New York Times [...]
November 15, 2009
Jesus, I’m Waiting
Check out my reflection on this Sunday’s liturgical readings on the From the Pews in the Back blog. It’s entitled, “Jesus, I’m Waiting.”
November 5, 2009
What’s the body got to do with God?
Check out my latest post on CTA’s Young Adult Catholic Blog, entitled “What’s the body got to do with God?“
October 21, 2009
This Is What A Catholic Woman Looks Like
New stuff on a new site!
Check out my article, “This Is What A Catholic Woman Looks Like,” featured in the “Young Women & Catholicism” column at www.Patheos.com.
October 12, 2009
In Communion with John Kerry
Last Sunday I found myself smack in the middle of a protest between pro-choice feminists and anti-abortion Catholics. This Sunday I took communion with Senator John Kerry.
It wasn’t until halfway through the Mass that I realized the deep singing voice behind me belonged to the famous American Catholic politician. ”Peace be with you,” I said, [...]
October 4, 2009
Where Do I Stand?
Today the sun finally broke through the clouds in Boston. So, after finishing lunch in a cute little Italian cafe in Beacon Hill, I decided to head to the nearby Boston Public Gardens for an afternoon stroll while making a phone call to an old friend from school. I didn’t get very far.
Still a couple [...]
September 28, 2009
Suspicious (and Outraged). Justifiably So?
I was sitting in a coffee shop in Cambridge, happily reading a book on this beautiful day, when I received a Catholic news update from the National Catholic Reporter (NCR). I was so upset by what I read that I simply could not return to my previous reading.
As many of you know, last year the [...]
September 23, 2009
I Couldn’t Stay
Check out my latest blog entry on CTA’s Young Adult Catholic Blog, entitled “I Couldn’t Stay.”
September 1, 2009
How We Got Here
Check out my latest post at From the Pews in the Back: Young Women and Catholicism, entitled “How We Got Here.”
