Thus far in this series I have not articulated any critique of Michelle Nickerson’s Spiritual Criminals.  One reason why is that these explorations were never meant to be a book Read more

Michelle Nickerson’s Spiritual Criminals demonstrates the ongoing relevance of many of the book’s topics to contemporary Catholicism. Some of the following have been added or highlighted by me, but they Read more

While all anti-Vietnam War activities eventually put a spotlight on reactions by law enforcement, in reading Michelle Nickerson’s Spiritual Criminals I was surprised at the extent the Camden 28 action Read more

The next time that feminism arises in the index of Spiritual Criminals is related to abortion and the aftermath of the Camden 28 trial (p. 189). In the penultimate and Read more

Today’s reflection is a necessary follow up to my last post on Catholic masculinity. Michelle Nickerson covers how feminism affected the trajectory of the Camden 28 draft board action.  In Read more

In Spiritual Criminals, Michelle Nickerson relays an obvious but salient fact: the development of the Catholic Left in the 1960s “overlapped with the feminist movement as well as the civil Read more