Good Friday: An End, A Beginning

". . . they would discover a new beginning right there, in the cross." Read More

LGBTQ+ Issues May Not Be on the Synod’s Agenda This October. I Still Have Hope.

What big decisions are going to come out of the Synod on Synodality's General Assembly at the Vatican in October, especially decisions related to LGBTQ+ Catholics? Recently, we got a pretty clear answer. Read More

You’re Invited: The Next Steps in Parish LGBTQ+ Ministry

Almost every day, Bondings 2.0 updates our readers on the latest Catholic LGBTQ+ news from around the world. Today, we offer some news closer to home: announcements from New Ways Ministry about upcoming programs and employment opportunities. Read More

LGBTQ+ Couples Are Not Only to Be Blessed: They Are Blessings to the Church

The debate over Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican's declaration allowing blessings for couples in situations deemed "irregular"y by church leaders, has prompted once LGBTQ+ Catholic to reflect on not only same-gender love, but all forms of love not fully embraced by the church. Read More

Palm Sunday: The Day I Came Out as Queer

I am not so sure anymore whether the image of an incarnate God-the-Son who died on the cross can continue to give me and other queer people hope and comfort in a violent, anti-queer church and world. Read More

The Bishop Behind the Vatican’s Transgender-Welcoming Document on Sacraments

When the Vatican affirmed transgender people could be baptized in 2023, officials were doing so in response to one bishop's questions about LGBTQ+ people and the Sacraments. Since then, Brazilian newspaper El País profiled that bishop, the details about how the Vatican's instructions came about, and what the whole story might mean. Read More

Amid Pride Dispute, Faculty to Hold Confidence Vote on Catholic School’s President

Faculty members at St. Edward’s University, Texas, are expected to hold a confidence vote about the school’s president, following students' concerns about the administration’s removal of a Pride flag on campus. Read More

Our Journey with the Bishop of Springfield Toward LGBTQ+ Welcoming

We are in one of the most gay-friendly areas in the Northeast, but how were we to get our Catholic churches to do some outreach? Read More

Uruguayan Bishop Defends Blessing of LGBTQ+ Couple; And More Updates

Today's post presents more developments in the church's ongoing debate over and reception of Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration that allows blessings for couples in "irregular" situations, including LGBTQ+ couples. Read More