- 1. Saints and Sinners: The Madonna-Whore Complex in "Yes, God, Yes
- (Movies)
- ... the “virgin” nor the “whore” category in the context of Catholicism. Because she is not a saint, she is deemed a sinner by default. She must confess, and then repress, any parts of herself that are deemed ...
- Created on 04 September 2020
- 2. Looking Into The Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots
- (General)
- ... I Put Mary on the throne Return England to Catholicism While, locked away, Mary advised the plotters, both in terms of strategy and how to ensure she’d win the English throne. And naturally, as the ...
- Created on 03 May 2019
- 3. Corita Kent Was A Pop-Art Pioneer—And A Catholic Nun
- (Arts)
- ... dolls and their clothes, and then drawing,” she said in a 1977 interview for a UCLA oral history project. Catholicism also played a large role in her life and her family very early on. Kent’s older sister ...
- Created on 11 March 2019
- 4. Mary I: Bloodiest Bitch In History?
- (Feminism)
- ... determined to return England to Catholicism, and this can’t happen with Mary’s half sister Elizabeth (a Protestant!) next in line to the throne. But as Mary was unmarried with no kids, Elizabeth was almost ...
- Created on 11 December 2018
- 5. A Queer Catholic On The Met Gala And "Heavenly Bodies
- (Style)
- The Met's exhibition on Catholic fashion, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," is on display through October 8th. Here, a queer Catholic shares their thoughts on "Catholic fashion" ...
- Created on 11 June 2018
- 6. Mermaids Are A Lot More Murderous Than Disney Would Like You To Think
- (Entertainment)
- ... Catholicism (yay?). Now, most of us Westerners know mermaids because of Disney. The Little Mermaid has a special place in the hearts of many a girl, but on a recent re-watch (for research) I found myself ...
- Created on 12 February 2018
- 7. 11 New Books By Women To Read Right Now
- (Books)
- ... at 19 and doesn't share her family's faith. At times, she even seems to delight in ridiculing it, as she does when explaining Catholicism to her husband. Some of the memoir's best parts see Lockwood trying ...
- Created on 21 April 2017
- 8. Photographer Melissa Bunni Elian Explores 'Different Avenues Of Blackness': Lady Shooter
- (Arts)
- ... I grew up surrounded by Americana and Catholicism and suburbia. I'm interested in depicting the lives of all kinds of brown people because those are the stories I grew up with the least, life outside that ...
- Created on 03 January 2017
- 9. "Tortilla Soup" Director Maria Ripoll Fuses Cultures In Film: 52 Weeks Of Director
- (Movies)
- ... is the most conservative, but that doesn’t make her the most traditional. In fact, she’s given up Catholicism and has become a born-again Christian. Middle daughter Carmen (Jacqueline Obradors) possesses ...
- Created on 07 July 2016
- 10. Grimes' Straight Talk On Sexism: BUST Interview
- (Music)
- Grimes is an outspoken pop electronica artist who has delighted critics, confounded listeners, and driven the Internet wild. Here, the rock star delivers some straight talk on sexism, her Catholic childhood, ...
- Created on 24 March 2016
- 11. Why Pope Francis’ Abortion Forgiveness Comments Aren’t Enough
- (Feminism)
- Beginning December 8, 2015, women of the Catholic Church who have had an abortion and seek forgiveness, will get just that – it is a decision by Pope Francis that has since caused a lot of commotion. ...
- Created on 02 September 2015
- 12. Pope Francis Absolves Women Of Their Abortions (Kinda, Not Really)
- (Feminism)
- ... be repentant for in the first place. That's definitely true if you follow the doctrines of Catholicism — but hopefully one of these days we can get to a place where personal decisions about reproductive ...
- Created on 08 May 2015
- 13. Vatican Admits American Nuns Don't Have A Radical Feminist Agend
- (Living)
- Hallelujah! The ridiculous and controversial six-year investigation into the lives of American nuns has finally concluded. The Vatican decided that these women were not pushing a radical feminist agenda ...
- Created on 21 April 2015
- 14. I Put a Spell On You: A Young Feminist's Journey into Love and Witchcraf
- (Arts)
- My first foray into witchcraft began two summers ago, when I decided to try a love spell. I have always been fascinated by the concept of witchcraft – a connection of one’s body, mind and soul into ...
- Created on 27 May 2014
- 15. Cardinals are Calling for Dorothy Day to Be Canonized as a Saint
- (General)
- ... Catholicism. She dedicated her life to serving people in poverty, and founding and leading the Catholic Worker movement, which directly aided the poor and advocated for nonviolent direct action. Day ...
- Created on 28 November 2012
- 16. Stephen Colbert and Archbishop Dolan Meet Up for Some Catholic Coffee Talk
- (General)
- ... on campus, only one audience-submitted question regarding conflicts between Catholicism and liberal social policy was selected for the two panelists to answer. The question asked of Dolan and Colbert, ...
- Created on 19 September 2012
- 17. Hell on Wheels : Sold Out NYC debut
- (Arts)
- ... the symbols of Catholicism just cry out slut." Surf Gang (Super8mm / Video 25 min. 2005) took the rumble from the streets of NYC to the beaches of NYC...and Long Island. On the lam and in search of surf, ...
- Created on 01 July 2010
