Fr. James Alison Launches New Website for LGBTQ-Inclusive Eucharistic Liturgies

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Last week, Bondings 2.0 announced we would be collecting LGBTQ-related spiritual practices and resources that have been particularly meaningful or helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic when normal spiritual routines have been disrupted. One resource to share already is the website "Praying Eucharistically" newly released by Fr. James Alison, a gay theologian and prominent LGBTQ advocate. Read More

Holy Saturday: You Will Not Abandon Me to the Dead

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You make known to me the path of life. Read More

Good Friday: The Cross as a Cane

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Wisdom about the crucifixion from 16th century gay, Catholic mystic, St. John of the Cross. Read More

Holy Thursday: The Lowest Member of Society

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"A new commandment I give to you. . . . Read More

Sharing Your LGBTQ Spiritual Practices as a Gift to the People of God

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In this time of social distancing, we are discovering (or rediscovering) alternative modes of living faith and of being church through which God's abiding presence and unyielding love is being made known to us. Needed in this (re)discovery are the unique gifts, perspectives, and traditions that LGBTQ people and allies bring to the church and to spiritual practice. Read More

Learning New Ways to Reach Out and Touch Others

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During the coronavirus pandemic, many spiritual resources have been being passed around the internet via... Read More

Bishop Open to Church Blessings for LGBTQ Couples Elected Head of German Conference

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Today's post features three LGBTQ-related developments in the German church, including the election to the bishops conference there of a pro-LGBTQ president. Read More

Gay Singer VINCINT Shares How Affirming Sr. Nancy Made a Difference in Middle School

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Rising pop music star VINCINT reveals how a nun in his Catholic school encouraged him to keep going during difficult times as a gay youth. Read More

Conservative Group Demands Catholic School Teacher Be Fired Over “Fabulous” Book

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A Catholic elementary school teacher in Toronto has been criticized by an anti-abortion group because he chose a book that affirms children who are different from others for his fifth and sixth grade students. Read More