Women
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Writing to two popes for a vocation denied
Four letters to Pope Francis went unanswered. A single appeal to Pope Leo XIV finally brought a reply, along with healing and a way back.
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A recalibration in Catholic moral teaching
Justice, equality and religious freedom outrank sexual ethics, Pope Leo told reporters in April, quietly reshaping Catholic moral priorities.
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Birthing our own theology
From Anne Boleyn’s forbidden reading to Gisèle Pelicot’s quiet faith, real theology often begins far outside church walls.
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Gen Z Mormon women leaving way faster than expected
New survey data shows Gen Z women raised Mormon are staying at far lower rates than any prior generation, driven by politics, purity culture and power.
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Synodality’s promise meets hierarchical pushback
A church in crisis responds saying no to a genuine need and recommends more kneeling.
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From hope to silence: when the Church blinked
A Jesuit bishop reached for a medieval image — bridegroom, bride — to slam the door on women’s ordination. He didn’t stop there. He criticised fellow Jesuit, Pope Francis, for leaving the question open at all. The message was unambiguous: this conversation is over.
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Paul VI’s emerald ring returns to Canterbury on Mullally’s finger
Mullally wore the emerald ring Paul VI gave to Michael Ramsey in 1966, while a belt buckle from her years as a working nurse was refashioned into the morse clasp of her cope — storied symbols grounding the ceremony in both ecumenical history and a life spent caring for the sick.
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US bishops speak on racism, silent on women
The bishops’ silence on misogyny may stem from false theology: the Arian heresy that women can’t image Christ because Jesus was male. This ancient error continues to trap church leaders in an all-male clerical bubble that prevents them from fully defending women.
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The young women the Church is losing — and why
Young Catholic women are abandoning institutional religion for direct action—caring for the homeless, demanding equality, and fighting for human rights. They embody the Beatitudes’ values but reject religious identity, motivated instead by humanitarian concern and compassion.
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The Church is not a ‘she’
Recent Vatican documents on women’s diaconate rely heavily on nuptial theology, arguing that female ordination would compromise the spousal relationship between Christ and church. This reasoning transforms metaphorical language into doctrinal necessity, creating theological problems by literalizing what tradition presents as symbolic representation.
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