Category: Preaching Equality

A Catholic Church in our area recently had its bulletin’s cover redesigned to proclaim, in huge letters no less, “ALL ARE WELCOME!” Huh? Really? Welcome maybe to “see the Light” or “the Truth” or to covert. But, I suspect, not to receive all the sacraments, i.e. Holy Eucharist – and for all women, of course,…
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We are there every year and will be again this Saturday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m. Twelve or more of us. Definitely a minyan.  Apostles in so many ways. Saying our Mass. Led by an ordained woman priest. Outside the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul while an “officially ordained” ordination takes place inside. One…
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I’m hearing voices! “Abraham, Abraham,” calls God’s angel, and then again, “Abraham, Abraham!” Then in our Gospel, Peter, James, and John think they see God when they actually see Elijah and Moses. But really they are only in God’s presence when they hear God’s voice. These passages made me think about voices. You know that…
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The season of Lent can be a particularly trying time for those of us who are experiencing great sorrow. It can also be a trying time for those of us who are looking inward – and outward – to contemplate what sacrifices, what alms, what prayers we might make, give, offer up, to relieve the…
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Well, it’s not quite that bad. But it’s a bad situation. You may think it’s just in your parish, but it’s not only there. Just last week, a new book was published in Italy and Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, wrote the preface. Rita Ferrone in Commonweal…
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For a while now, maybe a long, long while for all I know, we have been challenged to see God in feminine as well as masculine terms. We experimented with using “She” as a pronoun for God and then progressed to using gender neutral terms. At least, the “progressive progressers” did. I like to think…
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The following is a preview from the Comprehensive Catholic Lectionary, a project by women priests Jane Via and Nancy Corran that aims to include every significant story about women in the bible, eliminate exclusive language for God and humans, and bring a spectrum of Biblical theologies to readers and communities. Download the complete Advent and Christmas…
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The following is a preview from the Comprehensive Catholic Lectionary, a project by women priests Jane Via and Nancy Corran that aims to include every significant story about women in the bible, eliminate exclusive language for God and humans, and bring a spectrum of Biblical theologies to readers and communities. Advent reflections (below the readings) will…
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Okay, I admit it. I’m not a fan of the dark. This season of the year, needless to say, is not my favorite. Although I hear so many rail against the excess of the coming weeks, I have to confess to being so grateful for the holiday light show and hubbub that keeps darkness, albeit…
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The following is a preview from the Comprehensive Catholic Lectionary, a project by women priests Jane Via and Nancy Corran that aims to include every significant story about women in the bible, eliminate exclusive language for God and humans, and bring a spectrum of Biblical theologies to readers and communities. Advent reflections (below the readings) will…
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