Persisting Like the Widow: A Transgender Catholic’s Journey to Prayer
LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies might struggle with faith in the face of persistent injustice. I certainly did. Read More
Brazilian Jesuit Reflects on LGBTQ+ Pilgrimage to Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
The assembly was a blessing for those who attended. Perhaps most moving was the Mass we celebrated in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a national sanctuary dedicated to the patron saint of Latin America. Read More
The Words LGBTQ+ Students Need to Hear: Reflections from a Theology Teacher
Want to know what my hope is for this school year? It’s that students in our Catholic schools and parishes start hearing a different word. Read More
Catholic Therapist Writes About Personal Journey to Being an Ally for LGBTQ+ Youth
In a recent essay for Faith on View Daily, a Catholic pediatric therapist wrote eloquently on the need to care for LGBTQ+ youth. Read More
Review: “This Body I Wore” Can Move Imaginations to Love Transgender People
By focusing on one person, "This Body I Wore" brings readers into the middle of the messy, deeply human journey of someone whose perspectives about being trans they might more readily consider, and perhaps someone they could come to love. Read More
Gay Catholic Who Was Plaintiff in Obergefell Case Publishes New Memoir
Recently reviewed America, Greg Bourke’s memoir tells the story of his devotion to his husband, his faith, and his country. Read More
Trans Catholic Reviews Queer Evangelical’s New Book on Being Out in the Church
A Catholic trans man’s book review of an Evangelical queer woman’s journey of acceptance is a reminder that “Being an open, visible part of the LGBTQ+ community in a Christian church is never an easy task,” especially when “that visibility to give voice to the dignity of LGBTQ+ people in the face of a Christian culture that would prefer to erase various identities." Read More
The Church Is LGBTQ Catholics’ Rightful Home—And We’re Here to Stay
The time when LGBTQ Catholics had to leave the Church to be safe or to not make others uncomfortable is over. This is our rightful home, we are here to stay. Read More
Reginald Adams, A Gay Black Catholic Killed in Hate Crime, Remembered by Journalist
In 1973, Reginald Adams, a gay Catholic, was among the 32 people who died in a fire caused by arson at the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in New Orleans. It was the worst mass killing of LGBTQ people in twentieth-century U.S. history. Read More
With God All Things ARE Possible!
A year has now passed since that day, and I reflect on what’s changed since that beautiful Pride Mass at which I preached. Read More