2011

  • The 43rd Anniversary of MLK, Jr.’s Assassination

    “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his native place.”  Luke 4:28 It is easy to forget that, at the time of his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. was not a beloved figure.  He was considered a… Continue reading

  • What Are We Doing In Libya?

    If your 8 year old daughter’s principal announced that she was implementing a bold new anti-bullying policy aimed at protecting her students from being victims of harassment and violence, you would probably be happy, wouldn’t you? But what if the… Continue reading

  • Elizabeth Johnson’s Response

    Elizabeth Johnson’s response to the Bishops Committee for Doctrine’s critique of Quest for the Living God: Response by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson C.S.J., March 30, 2011: It is heartening to see the Bishops Conference give such serious attention to the subject… Continue reading

  • WIT Stands with Elizabeth Johnson

    Today the USCCB website released news that the Bishop’s Doctrine Committee has found fault with Elizabeth Johnson’s book Quest for the Living God. We, the women of WIT, find the assessment of her work troubling in that it does not… Continue reading

  • Women Speak About Natural Family Planning

    If we listen to the stories of all women, not just those for whom natural family planning works in the way that the magisterium says that it does, we will see that natural family planning is not always good.  In… Continue reading

  • A Church that Does Body Counts

    According to the NYTimes, last Friday “A NATO airstrike targeting Taliban fighters Friday accidentally killed seven civilians, including three children, in the southern province of Helmand, one of the most insecure regions in the country, Afghan officials said.” Sadly, despite searching for… Continue reading

  • Some various words on the Annunciation

    Catholic feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson: “This young peasant girl discerns the voice of God in her life commissioning her to a momentous task. Exercising independent thought and action, she asks questions, takes counsel with her own soul. In a self-determining act… Continue reading

  • 31st Anniversary of the Assassination of Óscar Romero

    Following up on Katie’s post on prayer and militarism, let us remember that today is the 31st anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Óscar Romero, killed while celebrating mass in a hospital chapel for standing with the people of El… Continue reading

  • Who Are the Soldiers of the Body of Christ?

    Ever since the beginning of the war on terror, I have been hearing some version of the following prayed as a petition during mass:  “for the safety of our troops.”  Sometimes, the prayer has also identified “our” troops as those… Continue reading