Christine Schenk

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.

May 12, 2016

Pentecost and Berrigan, a double portion of God's Spirit

Apr 28, 2016

Women want to be deacons, want clergy to speak up about it

Apr 14, 2016

Post-synod exhortation is uplifting, but is disheartening to LGBT Catholics

Mar 31, 2016

Church of the Resurrection houses 'Stations of the Resurrection'

Mar 17, 2016

Trump's 'losers' are often winners in God's eyes

Mar 03, 2016

Clueless preaching about the Samaritan woman misses the point

Feb 18, 2016

Challenging the corruption-prone systems that plague our world

Feb 04, 2016

Role models around a dinner table inspire hope

Jan 21, 2016

Exercising Spirit-given wisdom for unity

Jan 07, 2016

An Epiphany with Wise Women?

Dec 10, 2015

Muslim-American women seek change from within

Nov 12, 2015

'Love is Blind. Obedience Shouldn't Be.'

Oct 29, 2015

True defenders of doctrine uphold spirit, not letter of the law

Oct 14, 2015

Gospel-inspired boldness calls the church to justice

Oct 01, 2015

Why wasn’t a woman invited to preside at a papal prayer service?

Sep 17, 2015

'Find creative ways to keep our parishes open'

Sep 03, 2015

Olive's Vision of God

Aug 20, 2015

Francis: a prophet who gets things done

Jul 30, 2015

Celebrating a contemporary 'mother of the church'

Jul 16, 2015

Should we care about what happens to displaced parish communities?