Those are the three.Hi everyone, I’m new… I am writing a rebuttal to an editorial in my local paper and I needed to know quickly how many female Doctors of the Catholic Church there are. Is it only St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa of Avila? Or am I missing one?? Many thanks for any help!
Pat
Yes and they were all made so in the 1980’s I believe…lol…
Saint Catherine of SienaHi everyone, I’m new… I am writing a rebuttal to an editorial in my local paper and I needed to know quickly how many female Doctors of the Catholic Church there are. Is it only St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa of Avila? Or am I missing one?? Many thanks for any help!
Pat
And this has to do with what?
hehe…good oneTechnically, shouldn’t they be ***Nurses ***of the Church?
Thanks, everybody… I already submitted the letter (about Tony Blair’s conversion) and they printed it! Thanks again.
Both Saint Teresa and Saint Catherine were named Doctors of the Church in 1970; St. Therese of Lisieux was given the title in 1997.
appears I split the difference in memory…Thanks for the correction.
Why would they be nurses? Just because they’re female? That makes no sense and really isn’t funny.Technically, shouldn’t they be ***Nurses ***of the Church?
actually it was meant only as a joke and depends on being a part of other threads…Kinda an inside joke. Sorry to offend. None was intended, certainly by me. I’m one of those dreaded feminists!
No problem, no offense taken. When I read that this morning, I had a flash-back to being an undergrad at a local university. Upon learning which school I attended, 90% of people I met would immediately reply: “Oh, you’re going to be a nurse!”, the implication that, because I am a woman, I must be attending that school for nursing, why else would I go? (Never mind that the school is even more famous for dentistry and architecture, not to mention the high med school admission rates for its graduates.)
I very much understand the knee-jerk reaction. I’ve certainly done the same myself. LOL…so is it Doctor? my compliments!No problem, no offense taken. When I read that this morning, I had a flash-back to being an undergrad at a local university. Upon learning which school I attended, 90% of people I met would immediately reply: “Oh, you’re going to be a nurse!”, the implication that, because I am a woman, I must be attending that school for nursing, why else would I go? (Never mind that the school is even more famous for dentistry and architecture, not to mention the high med school admission rates for its graduates.)
There’s not a thing wrong with nursing. In fact, I DID consider it for a while and realized that I am not called to that line of service. I admire the women and MEN who are.
Not yet, and not medical doctor…hopefully PhD in a few more years.
I’m drooling and soooo envious. I’d trade my JD for a PhD in theology any time! lol…Not yet, and not medical doctor…hopefully PhD in a few more years.
I’d better ‘explain’ myself before I get in too much trouble… I had just finished reading an unbelievable thread by a guy who wondered if Catholics were allowed to vote for a female candidate for president. It was so shocking, and then I saw this thread, and I thought that I would make a satirical response. A satire of chauvenism.
You didnt offend. I got it! …hehe…And I know about that thread. I got off it quick. I could just see a 3 day ban in my future…ROFL…the nerve some folks have when they are hidden behind a screen.!
