July | August Ritual 2012: “Wisdom Cries Out”
By Diann L. Neu | This ritual was created for the Catholic Feminist Movement Building Gathering sponsored by WATER and Call To Action in July 2012
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By Diann L. Neu | This ritual was created for the Catholic Feminist Movement Building Gathering sponsored by WATER and Call To Action in July 2012
Join us on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 1pm (EDT) to talk with Judith Plaskow on the subject of “God After Feminism,” as she shares her recent work.
Dr. Judith Plaskow is a professor emerita of Religious Studies at Manhattan College and also Sally Priesand Visiting Professor of Jewish Women’s Studies at Hebrew Union College in New York.
The bus trip proved that there is a deep hunger for this kind of faith-based organizing.
Join us on July 18th at 1pm (Eastern) to talk with Teresa Berger. The topic of discussion is “Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History.” It is sure to be an engaging hour, so don’t miss it. To RSVP, please e-mail the words “Register Me” to waterstaff@waterwomensalliance.org, and you will receive dial-in information.
By Diann L. Neu | Draw in fulfillment, passion, and abundance from the gifts of Earth, and release them to the universe.
History will record that in 2012 the Girl Scouts and nuns were living values the bishops could only mouth.
Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Presente! (March 22, 1943 – May 13, 2012) WATER celebrates the wonderful life and mourns the passing of Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz. Ada was a longtime compañera in the struggles for justice for women and all who are oppressed. She was an early staff person for the Women’s Ordination Conference and a stalwart […]
Margaret Farley’s name will forever be associated with Catholic moral theology that does justice.
Join us on June 13th at 1pm (Eastern) to talk with Dr. Thelathia “Nikki” Young. Her research and work focuses on ethical issues of race, gender, and sexuality with particular attention to the black queer community. The teleconference, entitled “Queering the Human Situation,” is sure to be an engaging hour. To RSVP, please e-mail the words “Register Me” to waterstaff@waterwomensalliance.org and you will receive dial-in information. More information to follow!
Join us on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, at 1pm (EDT) to talk with Melanie Morrison and Julia Watts Belser. Melanie and Julia teamed up to co-author an article entitled “What No Longer Serves Us: Resisting Ableism and Anti-Judaism in New Testament Healing Narratives” published in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion.
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