For Father’s Day: In Memoriam, Deacon Ray Dever
To put it quite simply: Deacon Ray Dever was a prophet.
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To put it quite simply: Deacon Ray Dever was a prophet.
For Deacon Ray Dever and his family, supporting a transgender family member is deeply consonant with their Catholic faith.
Deacon Ray Dever, who is the father of a transgender daughter and a bisexual daughter, and who has written eloquently here on Bondings 2.0 about his special family and ministerial roles, is currently serving liturgically at the closing Mass of of the Pastoral Congress portion of the World Meeting of Families in Dublin.
Deacon Ray Dever is a devout Catholic, a permanent deacon, a husband, and above all, a dad to three daughters. In a recent US Catholic article, he writes on his experience as both a Catholic deacon and a proud dad to a transgender daughter.
This is where we will see Jesus—not in sanitized spirituality, but in the struggle for dignity and liberation.
National survey data shows a dramatic, positive shift over the last few decades in American Catholics’ attitudes with respect to the acceptance of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, their relationships, and their decisions to marry and form families.
Counting our blessings!
This week, Bondings 2.0 is publishing the personal testimonies of the transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics who met with Pope Francis last Saturday with the support of New Ways Ministry.
This week, Bondings 2.0 is publishing the personal testimonies of the transgender, intersex, and ally Catholics who met with Pope Francis last Saturday with the support of New Ways Ministry.