Morphing Mary
What happened to Mary? In the time of Herod, king of Judea, a young Jewish girl gave birth to a child who would change the
August 26, 2014
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Equality and Pastoral Rule
Gregory the Great clearly expressed a belief in fundamental human equality. This required him to offer some explanation, if only to himself, of his position
August 26, 2014
Julian of Norwich
One of my spiritual mentors is a woman who lived six hundred years ago: Julian of Norwich. I admire her for the clarity of her
August 26, 2014
Women and Liturgical Reform
November 16 is the feast day of a remarkable woman: St. Margaret of Scotland. Margaret spent most of her early life in Hungary during her
August 26, 2014
Ministry and Meditation: The Spiritual Journey of Marchiene Vroon Rienstra
This article is from a chapter in the book For Such A Time as This: Twenty-six Women of Vision and Faith Tell Their Stories, ed.
August 22, 2014
A Home for One
Alone. Whether I liked it or not, it was my physical state, the moment the moving van, empty as my still-unplugged refrigerator, drove out of
August 22, 2014
Witnessing Against Abuse
The newly formed Advisory Council on Violence Against Women, co-chaired by Attorney General Janet Reno and Secretary of Health and Human Services, Donna Shalala, is
August 19, 2014
From My Point of View: Men’s Psychological Barriers to Adopting an Egalitarian View
I have been told on a number of occasions that men who adhere to an egalitarian view of the marital relationship and who see no
August 19, 2014
Passion and Belief
I recently read a letter by a young woman struggling with the issue of women in ministry. She was torn because her father, a wonderful
August 19, 2014
The Bible, Gender, and Church Office
The Bible does not allow gender to be a criterion for eligibility for any office or function in the church. Although in the Semitic/Hebrew culture
August 18, 2014