Amoris Laetitia: A Beta Test for Synodality
I see four lessons from AL that can prepare LGBTQ Catholics for the coming worldwide synodal process.
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Staying Power
Is it worth it to stay?
All Our Relations Are Sacred
In my Lakota culture we use a particular phrase when we pray, “Mitakuye Oyasin.” Roughly translated it means, “All our relations.”
Now is the Time: LGBTQ Catholics in the Synodal Journey
For Catholics who seek equality for LGBTQ people in the church, now is the time to redouble our efforts to speak our truth for the sake of justice.
Embracing The Real Meaning Of What It Means To Be Last.
Being last doesn’t have to feel as negative as it might sound.
LGBTQ Win for Billard: For Now or For Ever?
I hope this ruling stands for now and forever.
“Be Opened!”
In a church where LGBTQ issues have become so emotionally charged and triggering, I have ironically found space to breathe in the practice and philosophy of another tradition.
In Amoris Laetitia, An Eschatological Hope for LGBTQ Families
The Church’s hierarchy needs an eschatologically oriented theology to reframe how LGBTQ+ Catholics as embodied and relational beings can anticipate the Reign of God through their discipleship
“We Need to Talk”
So what might an adult conversation between the institutional Church and LGBTQ Catholics look like?
In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis Sows Seeds of Hope for Unhoused LGBTQ Youth
Still, I believe that Francis has sown the seeds of theological renewal, which may yet bear hope for LGBTQ homeless youth.