‘One Body, Many Parts’: New Ways Ministry’s Podcast Launch!
New Ways Ministry is happy to announce the launch of our first podcast series, entitled One Body, Many Parts, a program examining topics of Catholic LGBTQ+ news, opinion, ministry and spirituality.
In honor of Pride month and the Jubilee Year of Hope, which the global Catholic Church is celebrating in 2025, we named our first podcast episode “Boasting in Our Hope: Pride as Pilgrimage,” taking inspiration from a passage in St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans which inspired Pope Francis to declare th theme of the Jubilee: Spes non confundit (Hope does not disappoint). Romans 5:3-5 reads:
“. . . 3 [W]e even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, 4 and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
Hilary Howes
Brody McCurdy
In the podcast episode”Boasting in Our Hope: Pride as Pilgrimage,” hosted by New Ways Ministry Digital Media and Programs Coordinator, Jeromiah Taylor, you’ll hear reflections from LGBTQ+ Catholics on their Queer Pride and Catholic Hope, as well a conversation with LGBTQ+ Catholic leaders Brody McCurdy and Hilary Howes. Brody McCurdy is the founder and editor of the Quack!, a Catholic LGBTQ+ zine, and Hilary Howes is the founder of TransCatholic.org, a Catholic apostolate to support the dignity and inclusion of transgender laity.
Jeromiah Taylor
The first episode is available now on Spotify
To learn more about the project and to view all episodes once they’re published, visit our podcast page.
Our podcast is a “work in progress,” so please share your feedback and suggestions to us at [email protected].
—Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry, June 27, 2025
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