[From "Uppity Church Ladies (and the Holy Women)"]

I WAS listening to Easter music on the radio while making dinner on Sunday when the programming was interrupted for a sermon by an Anglican minister. Her name was Judy or Elizabeth, I can’t recall which

There was nothing particularly offensive about the text of her Easter message, but I wondered who was making Easter dinner at Canon Judy’s house

Jesus chose only men for His Apostles for a reason. St. Paul enjoined against women preaching for a reason. We know that their momentous decisions had to do with hierarchy and social order. We know women have other things to do

There was a reason women were the first to learn of the Resurrection. They were favored by God — men have said — because of their ardent love. The Holy Women went to the tomb on Easter morning to dress the body of Jesus, a perfectly feminine way of expressing the depth of their devotion

It was for women to repair the damage done by Eve when they found the tomb empty

Women are not needed at pulpits or on altars. The fact that they dominate churches is one sign that we live in a wilderness without true altars