Entries by waterstaff

WATER Response to the U.S. Presidential Election

Dear WATER Friends, Thank you to so many who have sent messages of support and solidarity to us. We appreciate your sharing your disappointment over the U.S. presidential election results. We, too, had hoped that Hillary Clinton would be elected the first woman president of the United States. But we respect the complexities of democracy. […]

2016 Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network Gathering

2016 Feminist Liberation Theologian’s Network Gathering in San Antonio, TX Friday, November 18, 2016 from 4PM – 6PM Convention Center 215 (2nd Level-West) The Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network sponsored by the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) will discuss Intersectionality and Political Action. Speakers will look at kyriarchal structures that oppress as well as […]

Much More than Women Deacons

by Mary E. Hunt from Feminist Studies in Religion Discussion of the diaconate for Catholic women is in vogue and in need of some new thinking. Whether it will be a permanent or transitional diaconate, whether there is historical precedent for it or not, what women deacons might actually do if given the opportunity, whether […]

November 2 WATERtalk with Renate Rose

WATERtalks: Feminist Conversations in Religion Series “Feminist Efforts to Overcome the Genocidal Mentality of Nuclear Weapons” An hour-long teleconference with The Rev. Dr. Renate Rose Wednesday, November 2, 2016 1 PM – 2 PM ET REGISTER HERE! Join us for our November 2, 2016 WATERtalk, at 1 pm – 2 pm ET, either by phone […]

November 7 Contemplative Prayer/Meditation

Meditation/Contemplative Prayer “Calling the Crone” with Cynthia Tootle, read by Mary Hunt Monday, November 7, 2016, at 7:30PM at WATER and by Telephone REGISTER HERE! WATER offers a contemplative prayer opportunity each month. This is a communal meditation that welcomes everyone. You are invited to join the wide circle by phone or in the WATER office […]