Jeannine M. Pitas is a teacher, writer, and Spanish-English literary translator living in the Pittsburgh area. She teaches literature and writing at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Penn.
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Inspired by Catholic faith, San José nonprofit promotes Latina teen mental health
Founded by a mother-daughter team, Becoming Mujeres is an organization that gives workshops, both in-person and virtual, dedicated to the empowerment of Latina teenage girls and the people who care for them.
Three new Catholic Worker communities found pandemic a perfect time to open
What to do when a global pandemic turns the world upside down? "Open a Catholic Worker house" may not be the first answer for most of us. But for three groups in Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin, it was the perfect time.
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Accompanying mothers through childbirth offers chance to live out pro-life values
Amid the contentious arguments between pro-life and pro-choice advocates, there's an obvious point of common ground: Support mothers before, during and after the process of giving birth.
Future womanpriest 'Father Anne' blames God for leading her towards ordination
Anne Tropeano has chosen to be ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, thus breaking the Catholic Church's ban on the ordination of women and crossing the threshold of formal excommunication. "God is asking me to do this," she says.
