Month: May 2012

May 23rd, 2012

The 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Danube Seven Roman Catholic Women’s Ordinations

On Saturday, May 12, 2012, we gathered in suburban Cleveland, Ohio at the Brecksville United Church of Christ to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Danube Seven. Our guest of honor was the only American among those pioneers, Dagmar Celeste. Our celebration opened with a dramatic presentation by four women who presented a vignette from…
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May 11th, 2012

“Sister, in my heart, I am a woman religious.”

Over the past decade as a feminist activist, I have made several protest signs – signs for women’s ordination, to support anti-domestic violence legislation, to close the SOA, end the war, support marriage equality, women’s health, immigrants’ rights, and Fr. Roy . . . but if you told me I would need to make signs…
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May 1st, 2012

Tenth Anniversary of Roman Catholic Women Priests!

On the Danube River in June 2002, seven women were ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood by a valid Roman Catholic Bishop (in apostolic succession). Known as the Danube Seven, these women have inspired the hearts and minds of Catholics around the world to continue to seek justice and equal Rites for women in the Church…
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