Since today is the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, it seems like a fitting time to follow up on my "Do Women Rule?" blog post. In that post, I explored the Catholic Church's teaching on women and authority and concluded that, while the ministerial priesthood is reserved for men, the Church encourages women to…
Last week, I told you that my next post would be a follow-up on "Do Women Rule?" with an in-depth look at examples of feminine leadership. At the time, I had in mind a piece that would examine the lives of some awesome female saints, and I still plan to write that post. However, given…
Continue reading ➞ Amy Coney Barrett: A Lesson in Leadership
I've heard it a million times: "Catholics don't think women can have authority." I've heard it from Catholics and non-Catholics, people who agree with this supposed position and those who don't. There are a million variations on the same theme. And I get it--Catholics often don't do a great job of explaining why the priesthood…
The New Feminist 