Catholic U. and Notre Dame Unite to Work for Gay-Straight Alliances

Two of the country’s most visible Catholic colleges–the University of Notre Dame and The Catholic... Read More

ALL ARE WELCOME: At Notre Dame, Does Buying In Equal Selling Out?

The ALL ARE WELCOME series is an occasional feature  which examines how Catholic faith communities... Read More

The Canon of Queer Catholic Saints Requires Some Invention, Writes Theologian

In a recent National Catholic Reporter essay, Flora X. Tang, a doctoral student at the University of Notre Dame, shared a beautiful reflection on what she describes as the “unofficial canon of queer Catholic saints.” Read More

The Courage to Be Me

I first attended a Courage meeting when I was 24 years old and a student in the Master of Theological Studies program at the University of Notre Dame.I was told I could find like-minded Catholics to support me in the struggle against my sexuality.  Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Love Without Concrete Expressions Isn't Christian Love

Students at Boston College and the University of Notre Dame are challenging their universities to enact more concrete means of LGBTQ support, showing the limits of schools which offer a welcome without providing real pasoral care.  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

Catholic Schools Week: One LGBTQ+ Campus Minister’s Journey to Affirming Work

I can’t repair injustice in the Church alone, but I can choose to work in places that are more affirming, and depart from the most hostile spaces. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick, Co-Founder of New Ways Ministry, Named “Newsmaker of 2023”

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has been named "Newsmaker of 2023" by the National Catholic Reporter, whose year-end review highlighted Catholics on the margin. Read More

Saint Mary’s College Announces New Transgender Admissions Policy

Saint Mary’s College, a women’s college in Indiana, has updated its admissions policy to be more inclusive of transgender applicants. Read More

Catholics Resist Bay Area Bishops’ Letter Denying Transgender Identities

Catholic parents and community members have strongly resisted a transgender-negative joint letter from two California bishops this fall. Read More