Today is the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, Apostle to the Apostles. Who was Mary Magdalene? Few women in Christian history seem to be surrounded by as much scandal, rumors, and drama. Why? I grew up steeped in Catholicism and Catholic culture. And so it was a complete shock when in my first semester at Fordham I… Read More St. Mary Magdalene: How the Apostle to the Apostles Subverts Patriarchy
As I watched Melissa Harris Perry’s coverage of the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial, a former Bronx prosecutor lamented Trayvon Martin’s family’s statement that “they put their trust in God.” She interpreted this as a signal of hopelessness and giving up. But as I watched Trayvon Martin’s cousins standing outside of their missionary Baptist… Read More Putting Our Trust in God: Giving up on Justice or the Source of Real Hope?
In February, I wrote a post highlighting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s attempt to hold women’s equality hostage, in order to expand late-term abortion. This was all part of a last-ditch effort by the Governor to pass a reproductive choice bill that had previously been defeated on its own. The tactic was to tie the… Read More Victory and Disappointment in NY for Pro-life Feminists
Yesterday my Saturday morning began (as it so often does) with the New York Times, and in what is starting to seem quite common, a cover story of a violent and public rape. This week it’s Brazil (“Public Rapes Outrage Brazil, Testing Ideas of Image and Class”), but there was very little new or unique… Read More Rape on the Front Page: What Will it Take to Wake Us Up?
Are you prepared for the invasion of Zombie debt? Everyone knows there is a foreclosure crisis – but are we prepared for the unfolding crises of education and medical debt? In his recent NY Times blog, Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream, economist Joseph Stiglitz notes some astounding facts: “According to the Federal Reserve Bank… Read More The Walking Debt: Expanded Look at Zombie Debt, Jubilee & Students
Over the last month, as talk has returned to budgets and sequesters, deficits and debt, I found myself extremely frustrated every time I began to blog on economic justice – haven’t I already written extensively on the Ryan budget? (and the conversation hasn’t changed). It feels as if we are stuck in the movie Groundhog… Read More An Option that’s not Optional: The Preferential Option for the Poor
Is there a war on women? As much as it pains me to say, it is very difficult to conclude that women and girls are not under attack in the United States of America in 2013. Upon graduation, 1 in 4 women will have been a victim of sexual assault. And if by chance they… Read More What about the “Promising Future” of Rape Victims?
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