Bondings 2.0

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

Catholic Social Worker Bridges Gaps Between Religious Parents and LGBT Youth

October 29, 2014/5 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Though our society has made great strides towards greater acceptance of LGBT people, it can’t... Read More

Oh, The Things Bishops Say…

October 28, 2014/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Just because the media (including us here at Bondings 2.0) was focused on the synod, that does... Read More

NEWS NOTES: Synod Perspectives from Catholic Writers and Commentators

October 27, 2014/1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Continuing to follow-through on our promise to provide links to the wealth of opinion and... Read More

Celebrating 50 Years, National Catholic Reporter Comes Out (Again) for LGBT Church Workers

October 27, 2014/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The National Catholic Reporter‘s most recent editorial comes out strongly in support of fired church workers, responding... Read More

What Makes a Catholic Family–Especially When Discord About LGBT Members Exists?

October 26, 2014/10 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A recent piece in The New York Times asked the provocative question, “What is a Catholic... Read More

NEWS NOTES: Synod Responses from Around the Globe

October 25, 2014/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The synod on the family has certainly prompted an immense amount of journalistic response and... Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Notre Dame Offers Benefits to Same-Sex Couples, While Set to Host "Gay in Christ" Conference

October 25, 2014/2 Comments/in Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The University of Notre Dame’s progress on LGBT issues has been a gradual process, but one... Read More

Actress Ellen Page & Singer Ariana Grande Criticize Catholics' Anti-LGBT Actions

October 24, 2014/3 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

After a month of synod coverage, Bondings 2.0 changes pace and offers some recent celebrity news... Read More

Archbishop Wilton Gregory & Other Prelates: Church's Welcome to LGBT People Needs Improvement

October 24, 2014/7 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who previously headed the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote... Read More

Two U.S. Bishops Claim Synod Reflected "The Devil" and Was "Rather Protestant"

October 23, 2014/16 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Pope Francis has many fans, but Bishop Thomas Tobin of Providence and Archbishop Charles Chaput... Read More