Breaking Barriers with Katharina Zell
To paraphrase Jane Austen, “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good education, […]
women
Celebrating Women’s Rise to Holy Orders
Today, July 29th, is a special day for the Episcopal Church, and in particular Episcopal women. It is the shared feast day of Martha and Mary of Bethany and the commemoration of the first ordination of women to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
Margaret of Scotland: A Timeless Example for Children and Adults
Examining the life and leadership of Queen Margaret of Scotland reminds me that people born a thousand years ago are fully capable of offering insight to contemporary Christian living.
Understanding Children as Full Members of the Church
While researching a book about fruitful women without children, I came across Antoinette Brown Blackwell,
Catherine of Siena: The Lady Doth Protest Just Enough
Early Christianity has a major ratio problem when it comes to male and female leaders.
The Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake
“Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.” —Frederick Douglass
Agatha of Sicily and Celebrating Whole Womanhood
Maybe you, like me, are surprised to see Pamela Anderson in a Christian education blog.
Argula von Grumbach and the Saints We Do Not Know
Argula was — for a while — a wife, mother of four, and extremely privileged. Until she started speaking out.
Saints
Pauli Murray: on time saint
What does it mean for someone to be born ahead of their time? People say that about Pauli Murray. I
ConseCrate: Because she doesn’t need another cross
I found the carefully curated items inside my monthly ConseCrate box too good to give up.
