Image by Annett_Klingner from Pixabay I sent the following letter to Pope Francis in early January. The letter offers feedback on the discernment process used to discern the role of women in the Church.  I did not receive a response.  Dear Pope Francis,  ​ I am deeply thankful for your leadership and the extraordinary interior freedom you demonstrate each day in the face of immense pressures that the vast majority of us never see. I pray for you daily.   As a woman trained by Jesuits and deeply rooted in the Spiritual Exercises, I write to offer important feedback on the ..read more

Artist Eric Carson created this beautiful icon of  St. Thérèse of Lisieux for the #GodSaysNow campaign. The image is filled with rich symbol. Eric explains: The red text 1873 Orne is the year and place of St Thérèse's birth. The red text 2023 ABQ is this year and the start of the #GodSaysNow campaign, marking 150 years. Under her nun's habit, she wears the Roman collar, symbolizing her vocation to priesthood. She also wears a breastplate, which recalls the time she posed as Joan of Arc. Thérèse is raising the host and chalice of the Eucharist, breaking chains&n ..read more

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I am happy to announce that Feedspot chose my blog as one of the 15 Best Catholic LGBTQ blogs and websites. I have a special dedication to a healing ministry with the LGBTQ community. The movement that is driving their persecution at this moment is not of God. All of us in the Christian faith who believe that the LGBTQ community is yet another expression of God's incarnational initiative in the world must raise our voices to be heard. Christian hate is not Christian.  ..read more

On the Sundays I don’t have Mass myself, I attend in the institutional Church. There are several parishes around town that I haunt. One has a priest who is obviously unhappy with my presence, but I am not clear as to why. Maybe he is opposed to the illegality of my ordination, that is, my disobedience to doctrine and hierarchy. Or maybe he believes that women should not be ordained period. Or maybe he dislikes the natural masculine expression of my vocation—how I claim the Roman collar, the tradition of celibacy, and the title Father as my own. Whatever the reason, it is clear he wishes I did ..read more

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ALBUQUERQUE, NM, UNITED STATES, December 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Father Anne, a noted advocate for women’s ordination, calls Pope Francis to meet with women called to priesthood, following the release of the BBC documentary The Women Fighting to be Priests on December 3. While Pope Francis recently reiterated the doctrine of a male-only priesthood in an interview with America Magazine, Father Anne observes that he has not yet held an audience with women called to priesthood. “If Pope Francis is to honor the integrity of the Synod on Synodality that he himself has launched ..read more

No one came to Mass at the senior center yesterday. I did all the prep. I did a site visit last week to get to know the space and how I would set it up for prayer. I ironed the altar cloths. I researched and prayed with the scripture, and prepared a homily. I wrote a welcome and some petitions, and ran through the Mass a couple times. I prayed for the community that I was entering, and I prayed in preparation to serve. I drove across town to pick up the freshly baked bread that my friend Aisha, who is not even Catholic, graciously makes for me because she is such a wonderful person (thanks, gi ..read more

I am excited to say that I made a connection with a senior living center here in Albuquerque! Thanks to your support, I will start saying Mass and providing pastoral care to this community next week. I still have to learn if they are comfortable with a female Roman Catholic priest, but I am hopeful. When I went by there today to size up the chapel, I witnessed the most tender moment. I was waiting in the lobby when an elderly woman, perhaps in her 80s, was being escorted by hand to the front desk by a young female caregiver. She shuffled ever-so-carefully to the receptionist and asked when he ..read more