Skip the Sexy Nun Costume This Halloween
Over the last several years, there has been growing attention to the role of cultural…
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Queer Nuns: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Are ‘Serious Parody,’ Forcing us to Redefine Nuns
The Sisters are an order of self-named queer nuns who parody Roman Catholicism, and at the same time make an earnest and very serious claim to be nuns—just not Roman Catholic ones.
Read MoreQueer Nuns: Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are “Serious Parody,” Forcing Us to Redefine Nuns
Many think they’re mocking nuns, but parody or camp and mockery are often very different things. In fact, one of the easiest ways to move a Sister to tears is to tell her that nuns from other orders (Roman Catholic, Buddhist, etc.) recognize and respect her work.
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Show Bishops How it’s Done on ObamaCare
In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…
Read MoreAnother Guardian of Catholic Orthodoxy Accused of Protecting Sexual Abusers
Fast on the heels of the news that a Bavarian boys choir directed by Pope…
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The Sisterhood Episode 2: Crying and Twerking
Episode 2 By The Numbers: Crying Meltdowns: 4 Fights: 1 Bottles of Wine Consumed:…
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Like “The Bachelor,” But for Jesus: “The Sisterhood” Episode 1 Recap
If there were a Venn diagram showing the intersection of expertise of reality television and…
Read MoreControversial Feminist Theologian Speaks at Nuns’ Final Assembly Without Vatican Oversight
The Outstanding Leadership Award at the LCWR’s last annual assembly without the direct supervision of Vatican overseer Archbishop…
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If Bad-Ass Nuns Ruled the World
What inspired you to write If Nuns Ruled the World? Around 2009 I started spending a…
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Francis and the Nuns: An Interview with Mary Gordon
Novelist, essayist and biographer Mary Gordon takes on Pope Francis’ treatment of American nuns, and…
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