Bondings 2.0

a daily blog of Catholic LGBTQ news, opinion, and spirituality

Finding Rainbows of Hope in Dark Times

January 20, 2017/4 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

For U.S. LGBT advocates, and for so many others around the globe, the incoming U.S. President... Read More

California Education Official Asks: “Is St. Paul a Homophobe?”

January 19, 2017/6 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A California education official who is a Catholic is opposing a new LGBT-inclusive curricula, and... Read More

Warren Hall Explains Why He Won’t Seek Reinstatement to Priesthood

January 18, 2017/5 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Ever since it was announced that Cardinal Joseph Tobin would replace Archbishop John Myers as... Read More

Sr. Jeannine Spreads Message of LGBT Equality in Poland

January 17, 2017/3 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While most people in the United States were enjoying turkey with all the trimmings last... Read More

On Religious Freedom Day, Reclaiming a Progressive and Catholic Value

January 16, 2017/3 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today, people in the United States are not only remembering Martin Luther King, Jr., but... Read More

On Martin Luther King Day: A Parish’s Work for LGBT and Racial Justice

January 15, 2017/2 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Today is the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the great African-American leader of the... Read More

Remembering Jeanne Cordova: A Lesbian Nun Who Broke Her Silence

January 14, 2017/1 Comment/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

At the LGBT spirituality blog, Jesus in Love, Kittredge Cherry offered a poignant remembrance this week... Read More

Fired N.C. Gay Teacher Files Federal Discrimination Lawsuit

January 13, 2017/4 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

U.S. federal court will be the venue for the latest employment suit brought by an... Read More

Australian Catholics Help Start Ecumenical LGBTI Group

January 12, 2017/3 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Despite Australia’s ongoing debate over marriage equality, there have been several positive developments in Catholic... Read More

A Question of Language: ‘Same-Sex Attraction’ vs. ‘Gay or Lesbian’

January 11, 2017/12 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) recently featured an interview with Fr. Philip Bochanski, the new... Read More