St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk, an NCR board member, served urban families for 18 years as a nurse midwife before co-founding FutureChurch, where she served for 23 years. Her book Crispina and Her Sisters: Women and Authority in Early Christianity (Fortress, 2017) was awarded first place in History by the Catholic Press Association. She holds master's degrees in nursing and theology.

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'O' antiphons: We hope despite the darkness

This sacred season of waiting and expectation is especially poignant now as our world holds its collective breath wondering if joy is even possible amid pandemic pain.

Where is God in the agony of coronavirus?

When we entered the Lenten season just six weeks ago, who among us would have imagined celebrating Holy Week and Easter amid so much death and suffering?

To Speak the Truth in Love: 'I included the ordination of women in my greeting. And I want it included'

Book excerpt - A new book by St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk details St. Theresa Kane's journey to leadership and her strength and persistence in the face of the Vatican's reaction and efforts to remove her from office.

To Speak the Truth in Love: 'To me Theresa Kane was, and is to this day, a sign of hope'

Book excerpt - A new book by St. Joseph Sr. Christine Schenk details St. Theresa Kane's journey to leadership and her strength and persistence in the face of the Vatican's reaction and efforts to remove her from office.