After Fulton, What Is Next for LGBTQ Catholics?
What does the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on non-discrimination claims when it comes to social service agencies this mean for LGBTQ+ Catholics and those who love them?
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On Pentecost, Welcoming Diversity with Wonderment and Joy
This speaking in tongues on Pentecost, this difference and diversity, was not greeted with fear but with wonderment and joy.
Jesus to LGBTQ Catholics: “Go And Preach the Gospel”
We as LGBTQ Catholics must embrace the call in today’s readings and proclaim the joy and love we have found in God. We must not let others take away the joy we have found both in the Church and outside of it. This is our journey, and our journey is worthy of praise.
God Bless You
The older I become, the more I stand in awe of the reverence with which some family members practice the ritual of making the sign of the cross before and after offering grace at meals.
Courageous Pastors Are Needed to Open Wider the Door “Amoris Laetitia” Left Ajar
Pope Francis has pushed ajar the door for the organic development of Catholic sexual teaching. It will require courageous bishops, pastors, laity, and LGBTQ individuals to work to push that door wide open. . .
Driving Out Our Own Demons
Today’s post is by Janet Rozzano, RSM, a 64-year member of the Sisters of Mercy…
Catholic Schools Are Called to Form a Culture of LGBTQ Participation
Catholic leaders need to move beyond using doctrine as a cover for bigotry and imagine new ways that our tradition might inspire schools to treat LGBTQ members with dignity. The principle of “participation” from Catholic social teaching can be particularly helpful, and Catholic Schools Week provides an appropriate time to reflect on it.
You Don’t Qualify to Follow Christ? Good!
Perhaps God uses those who appear the most implausible as a powerful reminder that we are all the least likely.
Jesus’ Baptism Reveals a Rainbow Christ
I see the Rainbow Christ who mirrors the image of God in all of us. I see the fragility of our life. I see eyes of love, compassion, inclusiveness and peace.
Celebrating God’s Outrageous Openheartedness on Epiphany
The message of the Epiphany is about universal inclusiveness. There’s no ambiguity in the story, no one at the door checking ID, no Point of Entry, no test of orthodoxy, no loyalty oaths.