The following “A Church for Our Daughters” testimony was given outside of the USCCB meeting in Huntington, CA on June 14, 2016 by WOC Co-Director, Erin Saiz Hanna:   This September I am expected to bring a baby girl into this world. Like so many moms, I dream of a world that is better —…
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 Yesterday, Pope Francis made headlines when he agreed  to set up a commission to study opening the diaconate to women. The unexpected news brought much joy to the many women who are called to serve as deacons in the Church.  Maria Angelika Fromm is one of those women. Upon hearing the news, Angelika wrote to WOC: My first…
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This is a guest post from Roy Bourgeois, Jane Via and Janice Sevre-Duszynska on their Holy Thursday witness outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2016. From 2002 through 2016, the Vatican has condemned the ordination of women priests. Since the ordination of  “The Danube Seven” in 2002, the Vatican has tried…
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In it’s third year, the “Voices of Faith” project, hosted at the Vatican’s Casina Pio IV on International Women’s Day, brought together men and women in this Jubilee year, under the theme “Mercy Requires Courage.” I was honored to be included as a guest for the second time, and am continually grateful for the powerful…
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Today, International Women’s Day (March 8), is a global day dedicated to celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural and political achievements. On this day in 1857, hundreds of women in New York City’s garment and textile factories staged a strike in protest of long working hours, inadequate pay, poor working conditions, and the lack of the right…
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Archbishop Robert Carlson won’t be stocking up on Thin Mints and Do-si-dos this year. He’s on a one-man crusade to rescue Catholic girls in the St. Louis Archdiocese (former home to ecclesiastical fashion icon, Cardinal Burke) from the corrupting influences of Girl Scouting. Having read the Archbishop’s letter, I’m quite certain it isn’t Catholic values…
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Recently I had the opportunity to speak with an incredible community in San Diego, the Mary Magdalene Apostle Catholic Community (MMACC). This is a community that I continually refer to when asked about the variety of women priests’ communities and ministries. MMACC is a thriving parish of around one hundred families, celebrating more than a…
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Dear Women’s Ordination Conference Members and Supporters, I’m joyful to start work this week as WOC’s new Office Manager based in Washington D.C. It’s an honor to get to work for a courageous, visionary organization advocating for women’s ordination and for a more feminist, anti-racist, and accountable Catholic Church. I’m originally from Oregon where both…
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“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” ― Arundhati Roy As a feminist Catholic and advocate for women’s ordination, I bring Christ to birth in bearing witness to and helping to build the movements that are transforming our Church. I joined the Women’s…
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For the past few weeks in Rome there have been countless celebrations of “50 years since” Vatican II created commissions, congregations, documents, you name it. A group called “Council 50” is joining the party this weekend with their own international conference. The effort will bring 100 delegates and participants from around the world: Burkina-Faso, Cameroon,…
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