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October 2020

October 22, 2020

Should We Be Gatekeeping Feminism?

Of course, maybe you are white enough, privileged enough, rich enough, so that Trump's policies...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

The Inevitable Impotence of Male-Only “Authority”

For the Holy Spirit to accomplish God’s good works through members of the Body of...

February 19, 2020

Do Catholic Feminists Wish to Smash the Church’s Patriarchy?

The idea of patriarchy is connected with the idea of dominion, and of orders of...

January 2020

January 17, 2020

We Need To Talk About Sexism In Politics

It is impossible for any woman to take the lead in this society without being...

August 2019

August 18, 2019

My Response to the Men Who Think It’s a Sin For Women To Work Outside the Home

So here's what I have to say, ultimately, to the Twitter trad-bros who are trying...

May 2019

May 10, 2019

Women Deacons, Rachel Held Evans, and the Pushback of Patriarchy

Pope Francis’ announcement, a few days ago, that the results of the commission to study...

March 2019

March 08, 2019

Are You A Feminist Just Because You Say You Are?

I’m sorry, but if you don't just differ on certain points, but in fact stand...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

It’s Not Just McCarrick: Clericalism, Sex, and Male Dominance

Rather than working for equality, the church has enshrined and anointed male authority. For all...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

Of Nazis, Toxic Masculinity, and the Privilege of Violence

One of the sillier of many silly responses to the “men can do better” Gillette...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

Yes, There Is An Institutional Problem: Power

The problem is power. Any concentration of power in a single demographic will lead ultimately...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

The Western Canon, Incels, and a Problem with Pedagogy

How many professors at the kind of schools that emphasize the canon are willing to...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

They Expected the Women to Remain Silent…

The woman who speaks out can expect to be silenced and ridiculed

January 08, 2018

Dr. Estrangedlove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace My Inner Feminist

Why am I the only woman in the room? Because a male friend of mine...

January 06, 2018

Men: Try This One Weird Trick to Get Respect From Women

You have the power to affirm and amplify the value of a woman’s voice or...