Celebrating 25 Years
As Mary's Pence begins to celebrate its 25th year, we look back in awe and gratitude for the many simple acts which have coalesced into a movement. We are grateful to former staffers, Karen Flotte and Sheila Daly, who have teamed up to coordinate our efforts. Mary's Pence is digging into the archives, reconnecting with our earliest roots, collecting the stories never told, and sharing them all with you.
Because, of course, you are a part of our story.
Let's celebrate, together!
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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Honoring the Hidden Saints
Each year, Mary’s Pence publishes a Calendar of Women in celebration of all women who have given voice to the marginalized. Each day features a different woman—some familiar names from history and others less known—but each representing the thousands of … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar of Women
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Founding Board Member: Remembering Luke by Cecily Jones
The citation honoring Mary Luke Tobin when, in November 1992, she received the Leadership Award from Call to Action named her “a true Christian feminist: From women’s ordination to Mary’s Pence, she works to assure for women in church and … Continue reading
Founding Board Member Judge Sheila Murphy Remembers
In the summer of 1985 Sister Sean Fox and I were invited to Patricia Crowley’s home, high above Chicago in the Hancock building for a women’s Eucharist celebration. It was a special occasion for Sean, her 25th jubilee as a Servite … Continue reading
Do Something!
It only takes a spark to get a fire going. Late summer of 1985, women gathered in an upper room at Patricia Crowley’s sky high home in downtown Chicago sharing their joys and hopes, their sorrows and anxieties. “Why couldn’t … Continue reading
Remembering the Signs of the Times
Our world undulates with waves of constant change. In the rushing flow of life, it is so easy to forget, the pot simmering on the stove or even your lover’s first kiss. As time passes, it is difficult to recall … Continue reading
Posted in Our Founding Story and Founders
Tagged Catholic Feminist, Empowerment, Justice for Women, memory
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You are cordially invited
Feast of St. Brigit (Brigit’s Table Grace). For those of us who have been followers of Mary’s Pence for some time, its genesis story has taken on the qualities of a myth: A group of women gathered in an upper … Continue reading