Giving Thanks for All That We Have Received
In the United States of America, today is Thanksgiving Day, a time set aside each... Read More
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The Circular Journey to Catholic LGBT Equality
How can we move forward in a circle without ending up stuck in a spin? Read More
Rainbow Catholics Ask Church to ‘Hear a Just Cause’
The Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, a coalition of Catholic LGBTIQ organizations and individuals from around the world, will be holding their Second Assembly November 3oth to December 3rd in Munich/Dachau, Germany. Find out the hopes of one of the coalition's leaders. Read More
Transgender Day of Remembrance: Time for Catholics to Speak and Act
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time to pause to think about the many transgender people beaten and murdered over the past year, and for many years previously. Read More
This Advent, Practice Radical Hospitality with Pax Christi USA
Today's post features Pax Christi USA's Advent/Christmas 2017 reflection booklet, The Work of God's Hands, co-written by Bondings 2.0's Associate Editor Robert Shine. Read More
Bishops’ Support Grows for Fr. James Martin and “Building a Bridge”
As the conversation around Fr. James Martin’s most recent book Building a Bridge continues, more voices have spoken in affirmation of Martin and his call for dialogue between the Church and the LGBT community. Read More
Repudiating Pope Francis, U.S. Bishops Vote to Create Marriage and Family Document
Meeting earlier this week, U.S. bishops voted to develop a document on marriage and family in a delayed response to Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. But overall, on this document and in other ways, the meeting was largely a continued rejection of the pope's vision. Read More
Australian Catholics Welcome “Yes” Victory in Marriage Equality Survey
Australian Catholics are celebrating a "Yes" victory in the nation's postal survey on marriage equality, the results of which were released yesterday. But there is also a new focus on healing after a very harmful, and in many people's opinion unnecessary, process that did not actually legalize marriage equality. Read More
Pope Francis Record on LGBT Issues Weakened by Criticism of Transgender Community
A gay Catholic offers his thoughts after the pope's latest remarks on gender identity last month, suggesting the pope's record will remain weaker until he comes around on transgender equality. Read More
On Anti-LGBT Bullying, Catholic Educators Should Follow Church of England’s Lead
The Church of England's new guidelines on anti-bullying in schools encourage students to "play with the many cloaks of identity," an approach that would be well-suited for Catholic schools as well. Read More