Starting my third week as the new intern, I thought it might be time for me to introduce myself to you lovely WOC members and supporters.  My name is Jillian Lopez and I am not only new to WOC, but new to D.C.  While I have called a few different countries home for short periods…
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WOC is excited to announce this upcoming Young Feminist Network retreat: Called to Justice How are you called to live a life of justice? How does discernment fit into your daily routine? How do you navigate life’s decisions? Join the young adults of CTA 20/30, DignityUSA, FutureChurch and Women’s Ordination Conference before the Annual CTA…
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A few days ago, the latest edition of the Oakland Diocesan newspaper showed up in my mailbox. On the front page, there was an article proudly proclaiming that approximately 500 Catholics from across the Bay Area had gathered in San Francisco for the Bishops’ Fortnight for Freedom campaign. As I read the article, I began…
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A diocese bans girls from serving at the altar. The United States Conference of Catholics Bishops investigates the Girl Scouts of the USA. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith investigates American nuns and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Madness, isn’t it? Little girls and nuns? At first, I thought so, too, but…
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A new spiritual uprising is rocking the Catholic Church today. At the Vatican we see the “Monsignors Mutiny,” a tale of betrayal, corruption, and power struggles that has the potential of becoming a blockbuster movie that could rival the Da Vinci Code. One Italian paper even suggested that an unnamed laywoman had secretly ordered the…
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For the past several weeks, I’ve been helping to organize the local Nunjustice vigils in Washington, DC.  I’ve been struck each week at the signs I see here in D.C. and from the pictures across the country depicting nuns.  Sisters have been described as the “backbone” and the “heartbeat” of the Church, “the face” and…
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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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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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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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As I’m sure you’ve heard, the Nun Justice Project launched this petition just ten days ago: On April 18, 2012, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a crackdown on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group that represents…
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