Like many American Catholics, I was initially certain the Church’s refusal to ordain women was an archaic bit of chauvinism. But now I'm no longer certain that is the real issue.
In the second episode of our special podcast series, ‘Commonweal’ contributors Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Nick Tabor speak with Molly Worthen, author of ‘Spellbound.’
From the universalist faith that God will redeem everyone, I gained a surprising gift: the capacity to forgive my mother, the woman who murdered her, and myself.
"Ash Wednesday made no assumptions. It offered no promise that anything would get better. It spoke directly to the condition I recognized most readily."
Five years after whipping up a loose army of supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol, Trump has deployed a well-funded paramilitary force to execute his authoritarian agenda.
