October 12th: CNS-Women of the Bible Held Wide Range of Roles
Even though Synod bishop delegates have been mum as church mice about women biblical leaders, Catholic News Service just published a wonderful article highlighting Sr. Ruth Fox’s lifelong dedication to raising up the stories of hidden biblical women. Here’s an excerpt below.
It is gratifying to realize this story has already been posted on three diocesan websites, with hopefully more to come. (And yes, we will admit that we gave background to CNS reporter Dennis Sadowski for his fine story.)
“Benedictine Sister Ruth Fox likes to tell stories about women. Not just any women, but women of the Bible. She talks about Shiphrah and Puah in Exodus, two women who put their lives at risk by defying the pharaoh's law of death in order to uphold God's law of life.
Then there's the prophet Huldah - one of few women or men called a prophet - who made history, as told in Chapter 22 of the Second Book of Kings, by verifying the authenticity of an ancient scroll discovered in the Temple.
And there's Phoebe, whom Paul refers to by the Greek word for deacon in his Letter to the Romans because of her service to the Church of Cenchreae. (The New American Bible uses the word "minister" in place of the Greek "diakonis" because the concept of deacon had yet to evolve in the young Church.)
Sister Ruth, 72, said she tells these stories - and many others - because they are important for the faithful to hear, and especially because they are not included in the Lectionary used at Sunday Masses. “
Click here for the full story
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