A Message from Our Executive Director as She Prepares to Retire
After 17 incredible years as Executive Director of Mary’s Pence, I will be transitioning into retirement. This decision comes with deep gratitude for the work we’ve done together—and with great hope for the future. When I left the corporate world, I sought meaningful, justice-focused work. Serving Mary’s Pence in solidarity with women in a faith-filled […]
Women-Church Convergence Opposes Trump’s Reversal of DACA and Calls for Passage of Legislation to Protect Dreamers
Women-Church Convergence believes the Trump Administration’s rescinding of DACA, and Congress’s inability to pass legislation to protect this population, is unconscionable and violates the human rights of these individuals who made no choice to come here as children and know no home but the United States.
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A Moment and a Movement: Women-Church Says #MeToo, #WeToo
Sexual assault is a pervasive crime that thrives in environments of unchecked patriarchal power regardless of identity or industry. We mark this #MeToo moment as a renewed call to listen to the experiences and voices of victims/survivors and enforce sanctions on those who abuse.
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Mary’s Pence: Supporting Organization Highlight
The Associate | November 20, 2017
By Carla Rush
Mary’s Pence was founded 30 years ago by Catholic religious women and lay women who were frustrated by the lack of funding for women’s social justice work. They decided to “quit being angry and do something about it.”
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Mary’s Pence Wins Award for Responsive Philanthropy
It is an honor to be recognized as a responsive funder during a moment when women and other marginalized people are facing tremendous struggles. Mary’s Pence is committed to supporting women who have experienced injustice.
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Responsive Philanthropy Finalist
We are honored to receive high acclaim from MCN that identifies us as responsive to social justice initiatives and aware of public policy issues and long-term strategies to fight problems. “Mary’s Pence exemplifies the meaning of Responsive Philanthropy by partnering with nonprofits in mobilizing their resources for public benefit.”
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A Pastoral Letter to the People of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Our hearts go out to you who have been subjected to pastorally inadequate and insensitive theology in the recent DECREE “Regarding Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and Related Pastoral Issues.” You deserve better because our Catholic faith teaches us to embrace everyone.
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Women-Church Convergence Expresses Solidarity With LGBTQI+ Community During Pride Month
We celebrate the monumental legal, social, and religious achievements on issues of sex and gender, and pledge our energies to ensure that more justice, more love will emerge. We are especially sobered as we approach the first anniversary of the horrific massacre of fifty people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the deadliest mass shooting on U.S. soil.
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Women’s Rights Are Human Rights
St. Paul Magazine May 2017
By Erik Tormoen
Gallagher imagined meeting God. “What did you do to help women?” God asked. She replied, “I’m a woman; I couldn’t do anything.” Again, God asked: “What did you do?”
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Pence From Heaven
Minnesota Women’s Press November 2015
By Terri Peterson Smith
Unlike traditional investors, Mary’s Pence doesn’t expect a financial return on its investment, but seeks a less tangible benefit instead – a better world for women.
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