“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” - Sarah Grimké, abolitionist and feminist in the 1800s. This quote came to my mind yesterday, as I reviewed my latest feature in National Catholic Reporter: New group discerning the future of a …
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Roy Bourgeois Continues to Advocate for Women’s Equality
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, relentless anti-war advocate, free-thinker, and feminist Roy Bourgeois spearheaded a campaign to bring the women's ordination movement in the Catholic Church to some of the most conservative dioceses in the U.S. It was a group effort, and it was a blast to report on.
Reporting on Abuse in the Catholic Church
National Catholic Reporter published two articles I am proud to share about women who experienced abuse in the Catholic Church: New report details 44 accounts of alleged abuse by David Haas & the follow-up article, St. Catherine's report sparks calls for accountability from survivors of alleged abuse by David Haas. This reporting is some of …
2020 Summer Pandemic Reporting
It's been a busy summer and I've been happy to cover some important topics recently for National Catholic Reporter. Two weeks ago, NCR published a piece I pitched titled: Parishioners show up for racial justice work. The feature covers ways some Catholic parishes are supporting Black Lives Matter, and doing racial justice work. There is …
Feature Reporting: challenges for undocumented immigrants, and food insecurity skyrockets
In the past month, National Catholic Reporter published two articles I wrote about how the pandemic is exacerbating the terrible reality undocumented immigrants, and people experiencing food insecurity face. Read my pieces here: Pandemic exacerbates fear, challenges for undocumented immigrants Catholic ministries step in as food insecurity skyrockets across the US
Early Pandemic Reporting: National Catholic Reporter Feature
I was thrilled to see my first feature for National Catholic Reporter published last Saturday, March 21! Read it here: Masses go digital with live streamed services; find out how to join My favorite paragraph reads: "This growing pandemic could, as this New Yorker article suggests, give rise to new forms of ritual and human behaviors — …
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Sophie Vodvarka Chicago-Based Freelance Writer 