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.
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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.
October 7 WATER Honors Sister Joan Chatfield!
At the request of her dear friend Renate Rose, WATER honors Sr. Joan Chatfield, MM for her ecumenical work. Joan celebrated her 80th Birthday on October 7, 2012.
Happy Birthday, Joan!
October 5 Mary E. Hunt Highlighted on Feminism and Religion Blog
As a Catholic feminist theologian, activist, teacher, and writerMary Hunt has made a massive impact in the field of feminism and religion. Following the completion of her graduate education (MA, Harvard Divinity School, M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union), Mary recognized a strong need for theological, liturgical, and ethical development by and for women and responded by co-foundingWATER (The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Water) in 1983. Over the last 3+ decades, she has been instrumental in addressing social injustice and creating change in religion and community.
November 14 Teleconference with Margaret R. Miles
“Imagining the Intelligent Body”
Join us for an exciting conversation on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 1 PM (EST) with Margaret Miles about her forthcoming work on imagining the intelligent body. She takes off from her highly praised book Augustine and the Fundamentalist’s Daughter to explore how the intelligent body differs from the usual Western formulation of the rational mind. She will offer a feminist approach to moving beyond the body/soul dualism to a more wholistic way of living.
November 8 A Ritual for LGBTQI Justice
Post-Election Virtual Ritual Ritual and Resources for Post-Campaign Join us for… A litany read by the faith directors of the four campaigns, personal reflection and inspiration from different religious and spiritual traditions, song, silence, and lighting candles of hope and resistance. A Ritual of Pause, Letting Go, Gratitude and Hope – Flyer (pdf) To Participate […]
October 2012 Ritual: In Honor of Hildegard of Bingen
By Diann L. Neu | The soul that is full of wisdom is saturated with the spray of a bubbling fountain – God herself.
October 10 Teleconference with Dr. Melissa Browning
“HIV/AIDS and Christian Marriage in East Africa”
Join us on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 1pm (EDT) to talk with Melissa Browning on the subject of “HIV/AIDS and Christian Marriage in East Africa,” as she shares her recent work.
Melissa Browning, Ph.D., is the Graduate Program Director of the MA in Social Justice and Community Development for Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies. Her primary research areas include feminist theology and ethics, sexual ethics, bioethics, and HIV and AIDS.
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