2013

  • Hope in the Storm-Tossed Church

    This is a long post—about twice the length of the papers my students recently wrote, in fact. But it’s about what sustains me through the difficulties of being a critical Catholic woman, and I hope it’s helpful to some of… Continue reading

  • God in the Storm

    This subtle and powerful gift of intimacy with God is what allows for the transformation of suffering and death from an ultimate end into another opportunity for relationship. The storm, though not a test from God, is transformed into another… Continue reading

  • A New Era for WIT!

    Finally, dear readers, the time has come: the women of WIT are pleased to announce the addition of five new members, whom we are excited to introduce below. We’d like to say first that when we put out a call… Continue reading

  • Keep Speaking Like A Woman

    …And not like a girl who is unsure of herself and her ideas, as Julia so clearly put it recently. As I am wont to do, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the academy, the growth from graduate student… Continue reading

  • “Look Away, Look Away:” Brad Paisley and the Lie of “Accidental Racism”

    A few days ago, country music star Brad Paisley teamed up with rapper LL Cool J to release a twangy inter-disciplinary apologia for the wearing of the Stars and Bars. In the oddly entitled “Accidental Racist,” Paisley whines a litany… Continue reading

  • Are Sports Sexist?

    Last week Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban invited Brittney Griner, the 6’9’’ women’s college basketball sports revolutionary, to try out for a spot on his NBA team this summer.  Cuban’s comments electrified the sports world.  Some fans tweeted… Continue reading

  • Coping with Emotionally Difficult Material

    Theologians urgently need to engage the realities of suffering and violence in the world in order for contemporary theology to remain authentic. Yet, this can be an exhausting and disturbing process. Theologians need to have strategies in place in order… Continue reading

  • God is Constantly Coming Out to Us

    As the United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments today challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents legally-married same-sex couples from having their marriages recognized by the federal government, we offer the following religious reflection on… Continue reading

  • How Are We All Human? Intellectual Disability and Appeals to Aquinas

    In retrospect, I would say that this is more like the draft of an article (in the sense of being overwrought and technical) than it is a suitable blog post. But here you go. You’re welcome, blog world. Introduction Apropos… Continue reading