Christian FeminityCatholic Answers Live interview with Johnette Benkovic, host of The Abundant Life on EWTN (requires RealPlayer)
FeminismCatholic Answers Live interview with Donna Steichen, author of Ungodly Rage (requires RealPlayer)
Feminism, Motherhood and the ChurchCatholic Answers Live interview with Dr Janet Smith, author of Why Humanae Vitae was Right (requires RealPlayer)
Gender AgendaCatholic Answers Live interview with Dale O'Leary, author of The Gender Agenda: Redefining Equality
Mary and the Modern WomanCatholic Answers Live interview with Dr Alice von Hildebrand (requires RealPlayer)
Mothers Are People Too!Catholic Answers Live interview with Mary Suarez Hamm who spoke at the UN Conference on Women in Beijing as part of the Vatican Delegation (requires RealPlayer)
Radical Feminism's Ungodly RageCatholic Answers Live interview with Donna Steichen, author of Ungodly Rage (requires RealPlayer)
Role of Women in the ChurchCatholic Answers Live interview with Helen Hull Hitchcock, foundress of Women for Faith and Family (requires RealPlayer)
Authority of Womenby Monica Migliorino Miller. Many theologians, especially feminists, consider the Church Fathers the last place to look for any positive statements on the authority of women.
Enemy WithinArticle by Kathleen Howley about the radical feminist movement and their incursion into the Church, sometimes even using Church property to meet to denounce the hierarchy and participate in pagan rituals. (from Catholic World Report)
Eucharist and Genderby Mary Rousseau (from Catholic Dossier, September/October 1996)
FeminismDale O'Leary shows the roots of the feminist movement are marxist and proposes a solution for genuine harmony between the sexes.
Feminism and the Family: An Indissoluble Marriageby Mary Ann Glendon. This article is an overview of many of the problems facing women and the modern family today as well as a critique of modern feminism, outlining how feminism needs to change in order to be more responsive to the needs of women.
Forming the feminineby Theresa Fagan (from Catholic Faith, January/February 1998)
From Woman to Feminismby Fr Joseph M de Torre. Both modern feminism"s light and shadow sides are examined, as Father de Torre traces the evolution of the movement from its roots in the 17th century to the present day.
Gender & the U.Nby Dale O'Leary. The Platform for Action for the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing is based on assumptions about the nature of feminity; these assumptions are based on a radical feminist ideology which is not shared by most of the world's women.
Gender BendersJean Guilfoyle warns of the agenda of feminists who are attending the U.N. Conference in Beijing in September.
Gender Gap in the Church?Fr Jay Scott Newman reflects on the growing thirst for sound doctrine in the Church and among younger priests.
God and the Sexesby Evelyn Birge Vitz. It seems safe to assume that, since God foresaw how he was going to assign power relations on earth, he designed his creatures to find satisfaction in this arrangement. (from Crisis, September 1995)
If You're a Woman, Someone Needs YouElizabeth Foss stresses the important place filled by every woman and recounts her experience with breast cancer.
Letter to a Young Girlby Dr Alice von Hildebrand. Alice von Hildebrand speaks tenderly and intimately to a fictional young girl about the great dignity and specialness of being chosen by God to be a woman.
Mainstreaming the Gender Perspective in the UN Systemby Dale O'Leary. Gender as used by the UN is a word that implies an entire ideological agenda, one which is contrary to the culture, religious beliefs, laws and constitutions of many of the member states.
Marian Profile of Ministry Is Basis of Woman's Ecclesial Roleby Fr Max Thurian. To impose a male form of ministry on woman is to fail to respect her specific dignity. There are many ministries which would be far more consonant with woman's nature and talents. (from L'Osservatore Romano, 24 March 1993)
Rosemary Radford Ruether UnmaskedReuther is recognized in some circles as a 'feminist theologian.' However the theology she represents is rooted in false principles contrary to any semblance of Catholic doctrine.
Sacraments & Authentic WomanhoodDale O'Leary contends that feminists see the administration of the sacraments as a source of power.
Task of Woman in the Modern WorldJanet Kalven shows how every woman can realize her vocation to the full as a wife, mother, religious or single woman in the world.
Woman's Authority in the Churchby Monica Migliorino Miller. The feminist challenge to the Catholic Faith is based upon a deep misunderstanding. (from Crisis, September 1995)
Woman's Place In The Future World Orderby Winifred Hayes. This article written in 1943 gives some background on the issue of women's rights and feminism. (from The Catholic World, August 1943)
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