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Transgender Healthcare and the Catholic Moral Vision

April 10, 2023/6 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Even as the USCCB has chosen to follow a narrow tradition that inconsistently places the good of persons behind the functionality of their body parts, the moral tradition itself continues to offer many more expansive interpretive possibilities. Read More

Easter: God’s Glory Is Not Ego, But the Other

April 9, 2023/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

An Easter message from Pope Francis. Read More

Holy Saturday: Letting Go, Letting God

April 8, 2023/1 Comment/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Holy Saturday: "Time to go/From all I am/To all I have/Not yet become." Read More

"The Crucifixion of Rainbow Christ-Sophia" by Jeremy Whitner

Good Friday: All Who See Me Mock Me

April 7, 2023/1 Comment/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Read More

Do You Realize What I Have Done For You?

April 6, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Deacon Ray Dever

Far too many individuals and groups of people, like LGBTQ+ folks, do not experience church as a place where that foundational Last Supper example that Jesus calls us to follow is practiced. Read More

Caribbean Church Leaders Affirm Pope Francis’ Call to Decriminalize Homosexuality

April 5, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights /by Bobby Nichols

Two Catholic leaders in the Caribbean have recently stated their agreement with Pope Francis’ declaration earlier this year that homosexuality is not a crime, though both leaders reiterated negative church teachings on sexual ethics. Read More

Vatican Repudiation of “Doctrine of Discovery” Offers Lessons for LGBTQ+ Advocates

April 4, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

While the Vatican's repudiation of the "Doctrine of Discovery" may seem detached from LGBTQ+ issues, we can learn relevant lessons from it regarding the church’s treatment of gender and sexuality. Read More

Catholic Bookstore Sues Florida City Over Right to Misgender Customers

April 3, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights /by Sarah Cassidy

A Catholic bookstore has sued a Florida city over its new non-discrimination law, which requires businesses to use the preferred pronouns of customers. Read More

“The Sorrow in My Heart is Deeper than Ever.”

April 2, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

As I write this reflection, the sorrow in my heart is deeper than ever. I see and hear in the person of Jesus those in the LGBTQIA+ community and especially those transgender and nonbinary persons who have experienced this same betrayal. Read More

Someday Never Comes

April 1, 2023/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

How long must we wait for a pastoral response from bishops when someday never comes? Read More

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