'Tainted by radical feminism'? More like 'living the Gospel'
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: If working to elevate the role and status of women around the world is tainted work, then we women religious are obviously guilty as charged.
View ArticleBhutan's model of Gross National Happiness a glorious goal for modern society
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: Bhutan, a tiny country between China and India, has chosen a spiritual rather than economic metric of achievement, and it's refreshing.
View ArticleHierarchy's Mary is vastly different from ours
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: Mary was a woman not intimidated into the Incarnation, not beholden to male answers, and not in doubt about her place in the church.
View ArticleHow much changes in 50 years, and how much stays the same?
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: In 1963, three great men with great visions made headlines. After a stirring 50 years, where are we now?
View ArticleWe are at a crossroads for women in the church
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: Without the input of women, humanity sees with only one eye, hears with one ear and thinks with only one half of the human mind.
View ArticleYes, but isn't it all over now?
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: Women and men of the United States will get new news about the age-old question of women's equality with the release of The Shriver Report.
View ArticleNew 'religious' group just as deadly as the ones that preceded it
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: A new group is making public moves to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the name of "religious freedom."
View ArticleHumanity deserves dark skies and starry nights
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: The preservation of darkness is a life-giving dimension of human existence, one that must be preserved if life is to be preserved at its...
View ArticleWith a new Synod of Bishops comes a new chance to do things right
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand Synod on the FamilyFrom Where I Stand: The topic of reform in the church is on the table again, but time will tell if we have another Council of Trent on our hands.
View ArticleInvited or not, here they come
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand Synod on the FamilyFrom where I stand: The very thought that the voice of the people is itself echoing through the church has incited alarm far too often.
View ArticleCry out, sisters; cry out
Joan Chittister Mary Lou Kownacki From Where I Stand LCWR 2014From Where I Stand: Not too long ago, the world barely noticed nuns. Now there is hardly an instance when the world does not notice them.
View ArticleCatholic Church Reform's alternate gathering on the family highlights lay...
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand Synod on the FamilyFrom Where I Stand: The coalition of renewal groups will hold a Forum on the Family to present the opinions and insights of families from all over...
View ArticleGender inequality is a man's problem
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: The temptation is to think that in the U.S., women are free, independent, secure, respected, welcomed on a par with their fathers and brothers...
View ArticleThe question is: What's the difference?
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: This column is about religious thuggery that in this case distorts the very Islam out which of it claims to grow.
View ArticleThe forgotten voices of war crying out in the dark
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: The power of the 24-hour news cycle is that sometimes we hear a story so often that we stop hearing it at all.
View ArticleWhose artificial intelligence should we be worrying about?
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: We have long been agitated about the computerization of life, but we are only now beginning to articulate our concerns.
View ArticleTwo paths to peace: the secular and the sacred
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: In late June, John Kerry, six Americans from the Global Peace Initiative of Women and I were all working on behalf of peace, just at different...
View ArticleOrdination of married men would cause other major changes within the church
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: If Pope Francis takes the question of married men seriously, that could, for a change, lead to real change.
View ArticleThe United States is having an identity crisis
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: In the middle of an immigration crisis, let's just call the historic commitment of this country to welcome refugees the "Lady Liberty Movement."...
View ArticleWhen did we confuse freedom of speech with the freedom to be rude?
Joan Chittister From Where I Stand From Where I Stand: Where did we lose the idea that freedom of speech is the right to have our speech protected, no matter what our opinion might be?
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