December 2012 Ritual: World AIDS Day: Remembering Love's Story

By Diann L. Neu | World AIDS Day draws attention to the reality of HIV/AIDS that faces the world.

Ongoing Support WATER through GoodSearch!

You can give a gift to WATER each time you search the web, shop online or dine out. It is free for you: simply click "support us" on WATER's GoodSearch page and sign up. You can also make GoodSearch your default search engine by downloading this add-on.

December 12 Teleconference with Katie G. Cannon

“Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis” Join us on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 1 PM for a conversation with Katie G. Cannon as she discusses the subject of “Translating Womanism into Pedagogical Praxis.” Katie G. Cannon is a womanist theologian and was the first African-American woman ordained in the United Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She received an M.Div. from Johnson C. Smith Seminary in Atlanta, GA, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

November 27 #GivingTuesday: A Day to Give Back to WATER

#GivingTuesday™ is a national day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to start the holiday season in the spirit of giving back. Show your support by giving to WATER on #GivingTuesday, November 27! On #GivingTuesday, WATER will give back by hosting a seminary class on the intersecting oppressions of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The next day, we will guest teach a university class on how we live feminist theology. YOU can make a difference by giving back for what you have received from WATER.

November 2012 Ritual: Thanksgiving Grace

By Diann L. Neu | This Thanksgiving, and every day, lift your spirit, give thanks, and give back.

Adult Feminists in Charge of Things Catholic

How are we going to act now that we are in the driver’s seat?

November 2012 Liturgy: Harvesting Justice

By Diann L. Neu and Cheryl Nichols | Let us pray for the wisdom and grace to glean from debates, discussions, prayers, readings, and reflections, the attitudes and values that are healing, compassionate, uniting, and just.

Catholics Choose Conscience Over Church

Catholics may well decide the election. But I daresay it won’t be because they line up behind the bishops.

October 18 Executive Summary from A Report of Catholic Feminist Movement Building Conference

Call To Action (CTA) and the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) co-convened a group of Catholic feminist thought leaders at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours in Maryland from July 8-11, 2012. With theologians, media professionals, ministers, and activists at the table, the convening created the environment for a broad analysis of the current Catholic feminist movement and the creative cultivation of ideas for the movement’s future.

Ongoing - WATER CFC Approved Charity #23819

If you participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), please consider designating WATER, the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, as a recipient of your generosity. The CFC allows federal employees to make cost-efficient donations to support its approved charities.