Entries by waterstaff

Women-Church Convergence Welcomes Pope Leo XIV

June 2025 Women-Church Convergence, a coalition of autonomous Catholic-rooted feminist groups working to build just social and ecclesial structures, welcomes Pope Leo XIV as a colleague in ministry and a partner for peace. We hope that he will walk the path of Pope Francis, Dorothy Day, Hildegard of Bingen, and Brigit of Ireland as an […]

WATER and Women of Dignity’s Quarterly Meeting. Mothers, Mentors & Mary

Mothers, Mentors, and Mary  WATER and Women of Dignity’s Quarterly Meeting Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:30 am EDT The video of the recording can be found here. Preparation Have flowers, bread, and drink near you. Welcome  From WATER From Women of Dignity  Life is renewed from generation to generation. May is the month of […]

Feminism in the Climate Crisis

by Cheryl Lyon A Swedish high school girl in pigtails, eyes burning with determination, captured the world’s attention with her “Strike for the Climate.” Greta Thunberg still makes headlines calling us to account for what we are doing to our planet and to future generations. She is viscerally aware of the terrible possibility unfolding before […]

Empowering Indigenous Girls

by Margaret Gonsalves Before 2003 my empowerment programs for indigenous girls were totally from a patriarchal perspective. While studying Introduction to Feminist Theology with Mary E. Hunt many years ago, my heart sensed a feminine touch, and my spirit resonated with a feminist approach. It changed my outlook to welcome new ideas, promoting life fulfilling […]

Solidarity for All Women and Girls: In Process

by Elise DeGooyer What if we already had a deep well of solidarity to draw from in standing against rampant patriarchy? What if we knew in our bones that the empowerment of women and girls in a corner of the furthest continent was inextricably linked to the well-being of women and girls nearest us? This […]