Contact: Marianne Duddy-Burke, 617-669-7810 Kate McElwee, 607-725-1364 The undersigned groups of Women-Church Convergence (W-CC) issued the following statement: As a Catholic-rooted, feminist coalition, Women-Church Convergence (W-CC) resoundingly stands with those who have come forward to share their stories of sexual harassment, assault, and violence. We mark this #MeToo moment as a renewed call to listen to…
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Throughout the Advent and Christmas seasons, the Women’s Ordination Conference invites you to use the Comprehensive Catholic Lectionary. This unique resource aims to include every significant story about women in the Bible not included in the canonical Sunday lectionary, eliminate exclusive language for God and human beings, and to educate readers and communities to a spectrum of Biblical theologies. Developed by…
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The “Little Flowers” of the Grassroots were in full bloom witnessing around the world for women’s ordination in honor of the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux (October 1), who herself was called to the priesthood. A 19th century French Carmelite nun and Doctor of the Church, St. Therese wrote in her journals and…
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Rome, Italy: In celebration of the feast day of St. Therese of Lisieux, a purple banner reading “Ordain Women” was placed on the Sant’Angelo bridge just in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome Oct. 1. St. Therese, who herself longed to be a priest, is one of countless women whose vocations continue to be…
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Read the full article on The Tablet: There are also things happening on the edges in Rome, which suggest that subtle shifts are occurring. Kate McElwee, who has just been appointed executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, is the first holder of her role to be based in Rome.
Day of Action Handbook Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux – 1 October 2017 Welcome to the Women’s Ordination Conference (WOC) Day of Action Handbook! This collective global action will send a message to the hierarchy, exposing the injustice of women’s exclusion from ordained ministry in the Roman Catholic Church, and urgently call the global…
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Holy One, Source of all that has been, all that is, and all that will be, we call upon Your name today, on the Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, our patron saint of women’s ordination, to pray for all your people. Bless all those whom you call to priestly service – women and men…
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As President of the National Board of Directors, I am excited to announce a transition in Women’s Ordination Conference leadership. Kate McElwee, Co-Executive Director since 2014, has been voted by our Board of Directors as the sole Executive Director of the Women’s Ordination Conference as of August 24, 2017. Kate McElwee has been with WOC since…
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Although response from Catholic clergy has been muted in the wake of Springfield, Illinois, Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s June 12 decree that prohibits Catholics in “same-sex ‘marriage’ ” from receiving Communion, lay organizations have been vocal about their disdain for the decree. The decree bars Catholics in same-sex marriages from receiving Communion as well as from receiving “ecclesiastical…
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While many lay organizations are voicing disdain directly to Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, over his recent decree denying church services to Catholics in same-sex marriages, the feminist coalition Women-Church Convergence is reaching out to the people of the diocese. Women-Church Convergence, which “is a coalition of autonomous Catholic-rooted groups working to build just social and ecclesial structures…
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