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  • Childhood Stories and Women Saints

    We at WIT are aiming for a balance in tone between the academic and the personal. So, this is a more personal post, of the “what forms the background for an interest in feminist theology, anyway?” sort. Like much, but… Continue reading

  • A Church That Changes (Part I)

    Often, we Catholics think we belong to a Church that doesn’t change—at least not when it comes to the really important fundamentals like faith and morals.  We tend to think that “the truth” is something the Church has always been… Continue reading

  • Interesting Post at PrayTell

    I’ll probably upload a post tomorrow or Monday with some personal reflections on women and the communion of the saints — I do try to organize my life according to the liturgical year… to an embarrassingly nerdy extent… — but… Continue reading

  • Mary! (2)

    More: I would like to clarify that when I echo Johnson in claiming that we need to allow Mary to step down from the deity pedestal we’ve so intricately constructed for her, I’m not saying she’s not preeminently important. In… Continue reading

  • Mary! (1)

    So I’ve finally worked my way through approximately 1,000 pages of reading about Mary (why, why, did I feel that doing a PhD was a good thing?), and I’ve got some knowledge to drop, if you are interested.* [*This post… Continue reading

  • Feminism Without White Privilege?

    Theology reflects upon and is a reflection of the lived experience of a particular human community; in the case of feminist theology, this community is that of women living in a world marred by patriarchy and sexism.  In this way,… Continue reading

  • “How Long, O Lord?”

    “Prayer is an assault on the prevailing apathy with which we consistently and increasingly protect ourselves against hurt and disappointment until we finally reach the stage where nothing can touch us any more. … The moderate feelings of our day-to-day… Continue reading

  • Mary?

    I am going to sound extremely Roman Catholic right now.  So even though, when I think about myself as a theologian-in-training, I probably conceive of myself more as negotiating the Christianity-world axis theologically, I suppose there are some questions that… Continue reading

  • Beginning: Holding the Horn

    It is absolutely necessary to be able to look in the mirror, see your own face, and know: this is the face of a theologian. Continue reading