A woman working out faith in life, church and the public sphere
As I write this blog (my first in a long while) I admit that the state of the world has discouraged me from writing. There are just so many huge boulders blocking the road to Christmas promises of hope and peace. Exactly one month before Christmas, on the international day that draws attention to violence … Continue reading Crisis will be overcome by hope
Aretha Franklin’s hit song Respect, is a 3 minute plea to her man to show her a little respect, 'or you might walk in and find out I’m gone.’ The song was written over 50 years ago and fits into that genre of soul music lamenting how the man (it’s generally a man) has done wrong. Today’s deep and persistent lack of respect and decency in our public life as well as in personal relationships make the words mighty relevant.
Next month the UN will host thousands of women in New York and online. The huge gathering is the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). In all the talk and formulating of formal statements, there is room for hundreds of groups to host online meetings – it is wonderfully democratic to sift through all … Continue reading A voice at the UN (about women)
Considering how crucial women are to the Advent period and Christmas, it is wonderful to remember anew their example of faithful expectation; and their insights about what the coming baby represented. Christmas celebrates the bold faithfulness of lowly women – a teenage girl and an older woman. Elizabeth is introduced at the beginning of Luke’s … Continue reading God’s abundant love at Christmas
We need to involve ourselves in the grey – to pursue truth, clarify facts, correct lies, support victims, and hold governments and communities to account.
The Lionesses's win in football is encouraging us all to think about the benefits of sport at every level
Emotive words and placards leave no space for anyone who might want to pause for thought and acknowledge the moral complexities of being pro-life or pro-choice.
Is International Women's Day just a day for educated western women? The answer is NO!
During Advent we get to ponder the women in the Christmas story - Mary and her older cousin, Elizabeth, (as well as the five women named in Jesus’s genealogy). And Dürer painted the mystery and touching faith of these women.
There is a terrible mismatch between 'domestic' and 'abuse': in the place we should feel safest, there is terrible abuse for too many women
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