Tag Archives: Sr. Joan Chittister

Who are these ‘c’atholic liberals? Young Catholics don’t know and don’t care.

Posted on 30 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I recently posted about Sr. Joan Chittister and the Council of Elders. HERE.
Judging from my email feedback about that post, I realize that many of my visitors have never heard of the Council of Elders.  Many would never have heard … Continue reading →

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Where is Sr. Joan?

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sr. Joan Chittister must be conflicted.
On the one hand she is a Dorothy Day Wannbe.  She’s a global community organizer!  She’s a defender of the oppressed!  On the other hand, Dorothy Day was dead set against the ordination of women.
What … Continue reading →

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LCWR’s Sr. Chittister’s evolving view of being a woman religious.

Posted on 8 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On the site of the National catholic Fishwrap there is a story about a meeting of the past presidents of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR – a subsidiary of the Magisterium of Nuns). The story, by their obedient … Continue reading →

Posted in Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty, Women Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , | 34 Comments

Are the LCWR and lefty mainstream media distracting attention from abuse of children by women religious?

Posted on 5 August 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My friend The Motley Monk has a must read piece at American Catholic about the LCWR and what is, and isn’t, behind the recent “hostile takeover” by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Read the whole thing THERE, but here … Continue reading →

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NCFishwrap reacts to the LCWR’s news

Posted on 18 April 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

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In another entry I posted about the doctrinal investigation and oversight by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the USCCB of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (a subsidiary of the Magisterium … Continue reading →

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Sr. Joan and the “Organizing Committee of the Council of Elders”

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

An Irishman was walking down the street one day and, to his delight, he saw a big crowd surrounding a couple of blokes beating each other to a pulp.  The Irishman, shoved and elbowed his way though the crowd to … Continue reading →

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Notes on Sr. Chittister’s talk to LCWR, and then there is a Presbyterian

Posted on 12 August 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

As you know, the National Catholic Reporter has chosen to flood their paper and website with all manner of articles which dissent from the clear teaching of the Church, especially concerning the ordination of women.
I have of late drilled into … Continue reading →

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