“Fifty Shades of Grey.” More Like Fifty Types of Denial.
I’ve received several questions via email about a new erotic trilogy called Fifty Shades of Grey, a story about a young college woman (and a virgin) who enters into a contract with a businessman...
View ArticleWhat Women Want: Romney Leads Obama
An outside observer, say an anthropologist hundreds of years from now, might survey the evidence of our conversations and conclude that women were only concerned about their genital regions. Look no...
View ArticlePresidential Debates Reveal Two Clashing Views Of Women
Just before yesterday’s debate, a USA Today/Gallup poll showed Gov. Mitt Romney taking the lead over President Barack Obama. The lead was largely attributed to more women giving their support to the...
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Mother’s Day: Gender Matters
In his book Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe describes the women at an exclusive party in Manhattan. The first group, starved to near perfection, used fashion to compensate for the natural curves...
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Ready to Rumble: Discussing a Theology of Woman.
I’ll be on the Drew Mariani Show, hosted by Wendy Wiese at 4.30 ET today to discuss the theology of women. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece prompted by Pope Francis’ implicit call for a theology of...
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White Smoke!, Women & the Church, Shoe Leather Evangelization, and Pope...
This post is going to be a bit rambling as I want to mention several different things. Pope Francis meeting with members of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas at our meeting last June. But...
View ArticleWhen Consumerism And Motherhood Collide
It’s a brave new world. We’re so far down the slippery slope, we don’t remember when we started sliding. Seriously. Now, the right to choose means that women can not only choose the sex and even some...
View ArticleWomen, Catholics, & Conservatives
Last week, I wrote my regular column on three films this year that feature women leads, including The Mighty Macs, a G-rated feel-good sports movie that opened last weekend. I’m used to writing about...
View ArticleWedding Dresses & Women. Or “How women dream of Prince Charming and wakeup in...
The wedding industry takes a regular beating for being over the top. But there are also good aspects to it. As a designer of high-end wedding dresses, Justina McCraffrey (full disclosure – a friend of...
View Article“Fifty Shades of Grey.” More Like Fifty Types of Denial.
I’ve received several questions via email about a new erotic trilogy called Fifty Shades of Grey, a story about a young college woman (and a virgin) who enters into a contract with a businessman...
View ArticleWhat Women Want: Romney Leads Obama
An outside observer, say an anthropologist hundreds of years from now, might survey the evidence of our conversations and conclude that women were only concerned about their genital regions. Look no...
View ArticlePresidential Debates Reveal Two Clashing Views Of Women
Just before yesterday’s debate, a USA Today/Gallup poll showed Gov. Mitt Romney taking the lead over President Barack Obama. The lead was largely attributed to more women giving their support to the...
View ArticleMother’s Day: Gender Matters
In his book Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe describes the women at an exclusive party in Manhattan. The first group, starved to near perfection, used fashion to compensate for the natural curves...
View ArticleReady to Rumble: Discussing a Theology of Woman.
I’ll be on the Drew Mariani Show, hosted by Wendy Wiese at 4.30 ET today to discuss the theology of women. A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece prompted by Pope Francis’ implicit call for a theology of...
View ArticleWhite Smoke!, Women & the Church, Shoe Leather Evangelization, and Pope...
This post is going to be a bit rambling as I want to mention several different things. But most importantly, happy anniversary to Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his pontificate. I was out for...
View ArticleViolence Against Women: The Underbelly.
Extreme violence has always bothered me. Forget trying to get me to watch a really violent film. I will have both of my ears stopped with my hands or a nearby cushion. But violence against women seems...
View Article4 Things You Should Know About International Women’s Day
In Rome, International Women’s Day is celebrated with small bouquets of mimosa flowers. The guys that typically sell you umbrellas and odd gimmicks come armed with these bouquets only for today, a...
View ArticleThe Trans Movement – Another Form of Patriarchy
Over at Crux, I have a new piece exploring the patriarchal effects of the trans movement. Until lately, if someone had mentioned patriarchy in the developed world, I would’ve thought we were about to...
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