Archbishop Responds to Marriage Equality in Style of Pope Francis

A few weeks ago, this blog asked “What happened to ‘respect, compassion, and sensitivity’?” on... Read More

Columbus Diocese Adds Restrictive Language to Employment Contracts

Another diocese has revised their teachers’ contract to be more explicit about the type of... Read More

Rainbow Socks at Graduation: A Sign of Catholic Students' Victory

When Liam Finnegan was 16, he challenged his Catholic high school about its use of... Read More

On Being a Lesbian, Married to a Man, and Catholic

Cristina Traina is a Catholic professor of religion at Northwestern University, just outside of Chicago.... Read More

Abusive Parents in UK "Frightened" That Gay Couple Will Raise Children

Catholic birth parents in the United Kingdom lost a court battle over plans by a gay couple... Read More

Catholics Seek Justice in Church Worker Firings Cases

Employment disputes for LGBT and ally Catholic Church workers are making headlines nationwide. Below, Bondings... Read More

News Notes: June 2, 2014

Here are some items that you may find of interest: 1) Carlos Bruce, the Peruvian... Read More

Growing Our Community of Faith, Hope, and Advocacy for Love

My, how times flies!  We started this blog at the end of November, 2011, and... Read More

Commonweal, Catholicism, and Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2

Yesterday, we introduced this two-part series on Commonweal magazine’s continued conversation about Joseph Bottum’s 2013 essay... Read More

British Catholic Lesbian Leader Meets With Close Papal Advisor

A British Catholic lesbian leader has met with one of Pope Francis’ most trusted advisors, and... Read More