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Fortunate Families Barred from 2015 World Meeting of Families

June 6, 2015/13 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Officials with the World Meeting of Families decided a group which assists LGBT families is not welcome to exhibit, meaning affirming voices are barred from all official capacities at the September meeting. Read More

Colombian Bishop Apologizes for Angering All with Lesbian & Gay Remarks

May 21, 2015/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

It’s pretty rare, and thus news, when a Catholic bishop makes statements about gay and... Read More

First Catholic LGBTQ Youth Summit Succeeds Despite Church Ouster

May 20, 2015/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Despite being kicked off Catholic property at the last minute, the first LGBTQ+ Catholic Youth Summit successfully took place in Minnesota last Saturday. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Drag Shows and Rainbow Proms Among Spring Celebrations

April 23, 2015/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The University of San Diego (USD) is the latest Catholic campus to host an LGBT-centered social event, which critics often claim undermine a school's Catholic identity. But, as one theologian notes, it is precisely by offering such events celebrating sexual and gender diversity that the church's educational mission is fostered. Read More

When Life's Journey Is Not What You Expected It to Be

March 29, 2015/5 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

On the Sundays of Lent, Bondings 2.0 will feature reflections by New Ways Ministry staff... Read More

Reflecting on the Papal Audience with LGBT Catholics

February 27, 2015/5 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Now that New Ways Ministry pilgrims are back in the United States, and now that the... Read More

Pope Should Correct U.S. Bishops' "Ideological Colonization" of CCHD Grantees

January 20, 2015/11 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis is making headlines again with another blockbuster interview on a plane ride home... Read More

Where Do You Find Hope for the Church in 2015?

January 6, 2015/8 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As 2015 begins and Pope Francis announces new cardinals, Bondings 2.0 wonders what sources of hope Catholic LGBT advocates look to for the coming year. Read More