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October 18 Executive Summary from A Report of Catholic Feminist Movement Building Conference

October 25, 2012 in /by

Call To Action (CTA) and the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) co-convened a group of Catholic feminist thought leaders at the Retreat and Conference Center at Bon Secours in Maryland from July 8-11, 2012. With theologians, media professionals, ministers, and activists at the table, the convening created the environment for a broad analysis of the current Catholic feminist movement and the creative cultivation of ideas for the movement’s future.

Ongoing – WATER CFC Approved Charity #23819

October 24, 2012 in /by

If you participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), please consider designating WATER, the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual, as a recipient of your generosity. The CFC allows federal employees to make cost-efficient donations to support its approved charities.

October 5 Mary E. Hunt Highlighted on Feminism and Religion Blog

October 10, 2012 in /by

As a Catholic feminist theologian, activist, teacher, and writerMary Hunt has made a massive impact in the field of feminism and religion. Following the completion of her graduate education (MA, Harvard Divinity School, M.Div., Jesuit School of Theology, Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union), Mary recognized a strong need for theological, liturgical, and ethical development by and for women and responded by co-foundingWATER (The Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Water) in 1983. Over the last 3+ decades, she has been instrumental in addressing social injustice and creating change in religion and community.

November 14 Teleconference with Margaret R. Miles

October 9, 2012 in /by

“Imagining the Intelligent Body”

Join us for an exciting conversation on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 1 PM (EST) with Margaret Miles about her forthcoming work on imagining the intelligent body. She takes off from her highly praised book Augustine and the Fundamentalist’s Daughter to explore how the intelligent body differs from the usual Western formulation of the rational mind. She will offer a feminist approach to moving beyond the body/soul dualism to a more wholistic way of living.

November 8 A Ritual for LGBTQI Justice

October 8, 2012 in /by

Post-Election Virtual Ritual  Ritual and Resources for Post-Campaign Join us for… A litany read by the faith directors of the four campaigns, personal reflection and inspiration from different religious and spiritual traditions, song, silence, and lighting candles of hope and resistance. A Ritual of Pause, Letting Go, Gratitude and Hope – Flyer (pdf) To Participate […]

October 10 Teleconference with Dr. Melissa Browning

September 26, 2012 in /by

“HIV/AIDS and Christian Marriage in East Africa”

Join us on Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 1pm (EDT) to talk with Melissa Browning on the subject of “HIV/AIDS and Christian Marriage in East Africa,” as she shares her recent work.

Melissa Browning, Ph.D., is the Graduate Program Director of the MA in Social Justice and Community Development for Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Pastoral Studies. Her primary research areas include feminist theology and ethics, sexual ethics, bioethics, and HIV and AIDS.

September 12 Teleconference with Judith Plaskow

July 26, 2012 in /by


“God After Feminism”

Join us on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 1pm (EDT) to talk with Judith Plaskow on the subject of “God After Feminism,” as she shares her recent work.

Dr. Judith Plaskow is a professor emerita of Religious Studies at Manhattan College and also Sally Priesand Visiting Professor of Jewish Women’s Studies at Hebrew Union College in New York.