The Best Catholic LGBT News of 2014
As the year 2014 comes to a close, Bondings 2.0 takes a look back at the... Read More
Bondings 2.0
a daily blog of Catholic LGBTQ news, opinion, and spirituality
In Historic First, Belgian Bishop Calls Church to Bless Lesbian & Gay Couples
/25 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorFor the first time in known history, a Roman Catholic bishop has explicitly called for... Read More
The Worst Catholic LGBT News of 2014
/4 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorAs the year 2014 comes to a close, Bondings 2.0 takes a look back at the... Read More
Taiwanese Catholic University Worried LGBT Event "Will Turn Everyone Gay"
/0 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorA Catholic university in Taiwan has removed posters for a planned speaker amid fears that students would become gay by attending, a decision made as that nation debates expanded LGBT equality. Read More
LGBTQ Children in Catholic Families: A Deacon’s View of Holy Family Sunday
/47 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorSubscribe to Bondings 2.0 for daily Catholic LGBT updates in the upper right hand corner. Like us... Read More
Columnist: Conservative Catholics Cannot Expect Gay People to Disappear
/8 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor2014 was a landmark year for LGBT rights in the United States as marriage equality grew rapidly and polling showed record high rates of acceptance. In the church, Pope Francis and the Synod of Bishops opened up discussions long silenced on LGBT issues. And along the way, conservative Catholics have strongly resisted each new development. Read More
What Was the Best and Worst of Catholic LGBT News in 2014?
/5 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor2014 has been quite a year! Synod debates, church worker firings, the “Francis effect,”... Read More
'For this day paradise is unlocked'
/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorTruly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the nativity. For this day the ancient slavery... Read More
When Advent Hopes Collide with Christmas Surprises
/14 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, EditorWe are on the brink of Christmas. Advent is coming to a close. How has... Read More
CAMPUS CHRONICLES: The Naughty and the Nice on LGBT Issues
/2 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing EditorAs college students return home for winter break at the end of another semester, Bondings 2.0 offers several updates and items of interest related to LGBT inclusion in Catholic higher education. Read More
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