By focusing on one person, “This Body I Wore” brings readers into the middle of the messy, deeply human journey of someone whose perspectives about being trans they might more readily consider, and perhaps someone they could come to love.
A year has now passed since that day, and I reflect on what’s changed since that beautiful Pride Mass at which I preached.
For Pride Month, we invited Passionist Father John Lee, C.P., an ally and long-time minister with the LGBTQ community, to reflect on what he has learned from his pastoral experiences.
How could I stay in an institution that made God’s love so small, so exclusive?
When I did emerge as an out bisexual man, it was nothing short of a divine intervention.
Bethany Christian Service’s new commitment to LGBTQ non-discrimination is an example that Catholic agencies should follow.
Getting married to Damian was an act of faith that has yielded grace upon grace.
LGBTQ+ Catholics call church members to welcome others in community instead of resorting to self-righteous acts of judgment.
Over the past few years, members of the LGBTQ Catholic community around the globe have been watching how Germany’s church leaders, organizations, and laity are leading the way on progressive measures for LGBTQ equality. Inevitably, the question arises: “How is that happening there when in other places we still struggle?”
Let’s dream, as Moses did, of that reality we may never see, but that will exist for our children, and our children’s children…