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Fox Our stories in this issue invite you to recognize the sacred ness of animals—the ones we pet and the ones we eat—and perhaps to change our habits as well as our attitudes. Photos by Arlene Goetze Changes coming, more artists, writers needed Inside When it's spring housecleaning time cartoon will be resting for awhile while next March, CWN will be doing some our mythical woman priest takes a sab inside Network^ Outside Network rearranging in this publication. In our batical. We would like to create new CTA meets in San: Jose, seeks church reform^ attempt to continuously surprise readers cartoons. perhaps Cardinal Virtue— Take off your shoes .. with insights and challenge them with how would a woman cardinal interpret •justfaith programTransforming^ new or old information, we will be adding her role—or Pope Magdalen (how would Eden Alterriafiv^;p^ animals, hot; pHis some pages and columns-to this publica her church form?) Artists are invited to Author reveals wtmders of beetles *ri bugs tion. send ideas for new cartoons. Our Words |||^|-tTy(i^^^j@Bi Bvfef,' CWN is inviting women who want to from Wisdom will continue. Autistic wommi thinks like animals write, draw, and take photographs to re * Photographers: Do you have interest Wordsfr^am Wisdom spond to some of our developing ideas. ing photos for readers to write reflections * Writers: In addition to commenting on on? Black and white preferred. St Francis, more than a Birdbath the theme of each issue, we would like We may on occasion print poetry but women to write columns on some of the word limit is 10 lines or 75 words. Poetry Animals abound in scripture following areas: peace and justice con usually takes too much space to print Animate co-create the world cerns, rituals and prayer services for properly. Bird brains think rationally individuals or groups, gardening, food as Readers are invited to respond to the S-9 Animals in our churches sacrament, scripture, healing, ministries, above challenges by January 1. We will |||||a^r]B^js- canteach '.iu$:..-.' -4 <*:f community connections, ethical concerns, continue to invite readers to respond to In art, music, and media. My Life column on the theme of each 10 Animals need liberation Women who are interested in writing issue. If you wish your materials re Know your enneagram animal? .-:; in these areas or in other specialty areas turned, please enclose a stamped, self- Puritans enact ahlhii^rlawi!.. JeriBecker not mentioned are invited to send sample addressed envelope. Send by mail or : writings to CWN by January 5. Word email [email protected]. 11 Animals open\h^^^l 'y- limit is 600 words on any article. Stipends paid for all printed material. Heating a heart * Artists: Our Wholly Mother Church i! ^j^^nq^s'ar^n*tfaod\.^ lessons front it tree- -';,' Coming CWN Programs CWN needs Webmaster 13 . In My%$&i ••^y^r^iMder the!aids, 'tyMg$ofjgw&!k Nov. 10-12 The crippled calf Asimple presence,. Our Sacred Journey Retreat Vacancies exist on the Board of Directors of CWN which meets the Wora^frjoniifi^sdom^Mk:. with M. Marcroft & M. Doko 14 In My life Two doves, one spirit, Butterfly adventure.. San Juan Bautista, CA first Monday of February, April, June, Comfort of a purr, Mobilizing the matriarchs Sat. Jan. 27 August, and November. Photo Reflections from readers - Becoming Your True Self, Ifyou have computer skills in Web 15 On the Shelf Calendar Process of Spiritual Transformation design and maintenance and would be 16 .. CWN coming: programs led by Pamela Bjorklund, PhD interested in serving on the board or as CWN appeal for funds to non-subscribers Cupertino site a volunteer consultant, please contact Sec page 16 for information CWN. Page 2 Catholic Women's NETWORK, November/December 2000 Inside NETWORK 0utside NETWORK Animal abuse leads to violence Dictatorial Vatican protested When we brought om first baby home A 1997 survey of women in shelters Frantic efforts by the Vatican to from the hospital some forty-odd years ago, found that 72 percent of the women said micromanage bishops and local churches ourblack and white, part-Persian cat, Paris, there had been cruelty inflicted on the finds resistance around the globe. In Aus (as in Helen of Troy because he was such a family animals. tria, Catholicsatrefightingtoinvolve priests handsome hunk), gave us the cold shoul A 1998 study found that 71 percent of and laity in selecting bishops. Brazilian der. women at battered women's shelters re Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Aras criticized For the first six weeks of om daughter's ported that their partners had threatened, the dictatorial Vatican for the 1989 dis life, Paris sat facing the wall when he was harmed, or killed their pets. membering of his Sao Paulo archdiocese, in the same room with her. Jealousy, A 1983 study of homes where children probably because of his support for libera perhaps? But he assumed the same posture were abused and which had pets revealed tion theology. In France, Bishop Jacques when we put up the the Christmas tree. on the Enneagram. Redeemed healthy One that the pets were also abused in 60 percent Gaillot, ousted by the Vatican in 1995, has A few years later when potty training of personalities are industrious and well or ofthe cases. been welcomed back by the French bish a later daughter was on the family agenda, ganized to achieve a purpose. Even pesky Children exposed to animal abuse are ops' conference. He was removed for pub I went in the bathroom to discover the cat insects reflect om personalities! desensitized to violence and at risk of re lic view on contraception, celibacy, and ofthe day sitting on the open potty chair. I At the Kinship with Animals confer peating what they experience. Many adult homosexuality, but his fellow bishops rec watched the cat shake her fanny as she ence that I attended a few months ago, my offenders have a history of cruelty to ani ognized his new way of being a bishop stepped down from the chair and walked friend and I were browsing through the mals. without Vatican approval. away, having daintily finished her toilet booths. We stopped in front of an elaborate From Lifeline, Fall 2000,Support Net In New Zealand, Catholic bishops are All on her own, without om coaxing, she display by Jews for Ethical Treatment of work for Battered Women. supporting legislation to register same-sex learned the essentials of polite society. Did Animals. couples for the same legal rights as the she learn by watching the toddler? Was she "Can you imagine Catholics having a McDonald's for happy hens married. In Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger simply tired of going in the dirt? booth like this?" my friend asked. We both McDonald's is demanding that its egg Mahony issued a pastoral letter endorsing Feats of animal intelligence have been laughed and shook om heads at our church's suppliers improve the livingcon- the widest variety of lay ministries in con generally disregarded in the past, but sig lack of advocacy for animal rights. ditions of its chickens. Many trast to recent Vatican curbs on laity for nificant new research suggests that ani The best I could discover is that a few animal rights groups launched fear of encroaching on the priesthood. mals have a higher level of cognition and churches have a blessing of animals around an anti-McDonald's campaign social development than previously thought. Churchwatch, Call to Action, 8/2000 the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Our last fall, passing out kits Do they then also have a spiritual value? Franciscan writer, Carole Marie Kelly, puts with pictures of cooped Bishops force out Euart Chimps teach each other sign language. some balance into the story of Francis and up hens and photos of Apes escape their captors. Porpoises trick Lay Catholics can be president of the the animals in her column on page 6. animals with slashed their handlers by hiding pool toys. Several U.S. or any ofthe world's largest corpora There are laws to protect family pets like throats. The caption public service television shows featured tions and universities, but the Vatican has cats and dogs but not farm animals. Ani was, "Do you want fries with animal intelligence and animal miracles in ruled that a lay person cannot be general mals rights groups are working hard to that?" the last few months. secretary to the National Conference of address the issues of cruelty toward the McDonald's denies the campaign had From the comfort of my recliner, I Catholic Bishops, NCCB. That job, Rome animals we raise and eat. If indeed pigs are any effect, but its chicks won't be caged watched orangutans in Borneo copying says, must go to a priest.

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