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January 2021

January 31, 2021

Who Speaks for the Church? And Which Church?

We are still not willing to address with brutal honesty how gravely the church, our...

August 2020

August 08, 2020

Toxic Masculinity: What It Is, and What It isn’t

What we are objecting to is not men. We are objecting to immorality. And for...

March 2020

March 06, 2020

In Case You Were Wondering, We Still Need Feminism

The women who are mourning the fact that Warren dropped out of the race -...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Trump’s Attendance At the March For Life Is Significant – But Not In the Way His Supporters Claim

With Trump as their figurehead, the pro-life movement now looks, to anyone outside his cult...

January 12, 2020

Those Who Shamed Us For Immorality Are Now Its Biggest Defenders: The Gaslighting Cycle of the Christian Trump Supporter

The hypocrisy of those who claim to defend decency while standing up for everything that...

October 2019

October 06, 2019

Shaking The Dust From My Shoes: A Survivor’s Testimony

My faith became intrinsically interwoven with Fr Sam. To reject him was to reject God....

July 2019

July 08, 2019

An Open Letter to Franciscan University of Steubenville

None of the men who failed me are being held accountable. Most are still alive...

May 2019

May 20, 2019

No, Bishop Nickless, Being Assaulted is Not an “Easy Way Out”

I fervently pray that you had no idea the way your words would sound. I...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

When Men Say “Understanding Consent Is Hard”

It doesn’t require a special class. One need not pay for and download a program....

November 2018

November 07, 2018

What Does “Believe Women” Mean?

We’re not privileging women’s voices. We’re simply asking for equal consideration with those who already...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

Conservatives Comment on Sexual Assault: A Curious Inconsistency

I think I needed a little breathing time before writing about this issue without succumbing...

September 2018

September 23, 2018

Victims Can’t Always Speak Out – And This Can Compound Trauma

It is necessary for the Church and other religious institutions, as well as our legal...

September 18, 2018

Off My Knees: A Victim Remembers

My response? “Well, at least he was on only one knee.” From that position, he...

March 2018

March 16, 2018

Consent is Necessary. It’s Also Ambiguous

Did Perry wave about a signed affidavit with “permission from feminists granted” on it? Did...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

What’s Amiss in our Catholic Sexual Education?

I was taught that these men would never hurt me

January 22, 2018

Aziz Ansari and Respect During Sex

If you are worried about how far is too far in sex before you are...