Catholic Schools Inspire Resistance to Injustices Against Church Workers

This week is National Catholic Schools Week, a celebration of the church's educational efforts in the US. There is much to be celebrated, but it is also an opportune moment to discuss the firing of LGBT and ally church workers. Last year, Bondings 2.0 reflected on fair employment practices in Catholic schools during this week. Since then more than twenty church workers have lost their jobs in LGBT-related disputes. Read More

New Film Considers Life of a Gay Man After Being Fired from a Catholic School

When I first saw the trailer for the new film, Love Is Strange, a few weeks... Read More

Amid Conflicting Statements, Catholic Healthcare System Considers Granting Benefits to Same-Sex Couples

Conflicting statements have led to a growing controversy about whether the nation’s sixth largest Catholic healthcare... Read More

SYNOD 2015: Cardinal Marx's New Approach to Lesbian & Gay Relationships

One of the strongest pro-gay voices to emerge at the synod in October 2014 was... Read More

Gay Catholic High School Teacher Is Fired. But by Whom?

A Catholic school in North Carolina has fired a gay teacher, the first firing announced in 2015 after a year which saw more than twenty church workers lost their jobs over LGBT-related employment disputes. Read More

Archbishop Warns Church Workers as Marriage Equality Comes to Florida

Marriage equality is now law in Florida and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami has wasted no time warning church workers they could lose their jobs for publicly supporting LGBT rights.  Read More

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

The Worst Catholic LGBT News of 2014

As the year 2014 comes to a close, Bondings 2.0 takes a look back at the... Read More

When Advent Hopes Collide with Christmas Surprises

We are on the brink of Christmas. Advent is coming to a close.  How has... Read More

Fired Gay Music Director Fires Discrimination Complaints

Fired music director Colin Collette has filed federal and local discrimination complaints against the Chicago parish where he was employed for 17 years. These filings are the first step in a potential lawsuit, hinging on just what "ministerial exemption" means in employment law. Read More