As Day of Action Approaches, Zmuda Supporters Receiving National Attention
What’s the latest from Eastside Catholic High School, near Seattle, Washington, around which a growing... Read More
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a daily blog of Catholic LGBTQ news, opinion, and spirituality
Catholic Schools Inspire Resistance to Injustices Against Church Workers
/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThis week is National Catholic Schools Week, a celebration of the church's educational efforts in the US. There is much to be celebrated, but it is also an opportune moment to discuss the firing of LGBT and ally church workers. Last year, Bondings 2.0 reflected on fair employment practices in Catholic schools during this week. Since then more than twenty church workers have lost their jobs in LGBT-related disputes. Read More
Opposing LGBT Issues Will Make the Catholic Church a 'Shrinking Cult,' Says Former Catholic Charities Head
/5 Comments/in Employment Issues, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorIs the Catholic Church destined to become a “shrinking cult”? That is the conjecture of... Read More
Are You Better Off One Year After "Who Am I to Judge?"
/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIt has been a year since Pope Francis uttered those famous words which inspired so... Read More
News Notes: June 2, 2014
/0 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorHere are some items that you may find of interest: 1) Carlos Bruce, the Peruvian... Read More
Exploring the What & Why of Church Worker Firings, and Asking 'What's Next?'
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor“Pope Francis’ positive and welcoming statements about LGBT issues have captured headlines and imaginations over... Read More
Prominent Gay Musician Fired from Catholic Parish
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorA gay church worker’s firing from 2013 has just recently become public. Mike McMahon, a... Read More
Seattle Students Continue Challenging Injustices in Catholic Education
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorIn Seattle, Eastside Catholic High School’s decision to fire gay administrator Mark Zmuda after marrying... Read More
Firing LGBT Educators Can Be a Teaching Moment — For What NOT To Do
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorThe outcry against terminating employees of Catholic institutions because they are not considered to be... Read More
Z Day Protests End with a Catholic Parish's Panel on the Plight of LGBT Church Workers
/0 Comments/in Employment Issues /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorMomentum grows and grows for Mark Zmuda’s supporters, who recently concluded a nationwide day of... Read More
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