Sister Jacinta was our priest
They are a blessing and a light. I say if the Church doesn’t ordain them, so what? We’ve all known women priests. I am not talking about priests who attend to mysterious rites, holdovers from the ancient Roman cults that Christians adopted as they went mainstream, tripping over the anachronistic relics of a medieval culture of monarchy, lapdog aristocrats, retainers and hangers-on, making decisions from a privileged position. I am thinking more of women who’ve always done the holy work of following Jesus, holding congregations together, and performing the simple ceremonies that remind all of us about the obligations of faith. When Sister Jacinta got off the bus, we knew the day’s difficult work had begun. She was always prompt, and I think it was the 55 that dropped her a half a block from “The Center,” formerly “The Center for Spiritual Services.” It was originally founded by two of the first Brothers of Charity in the US, a congregation for men founded by Mother Theresa of Calcutta. ...