Scriptural Reflections Archives - Page 3 of 34

“Living This Diversity Should Make Us Rejoice!”

January 14, 2024/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In Fiducia Supplicans—and even more so in the pro-LGBTQ+ movements in Germany, Flanders, and elsewhere that brought it about—I see the lived diversity that Pope Francis says “should make us rejoice!” Read More

The Epiphany Shows There Are No Exceptions

January 7, 2024/5 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

From this perspective, this feast reminds us that God has come into the world to redeem not only for those who consider themselves chosen, but for those who were traditionally excluded by those who think of themselves as chosen. Sound familiar? Read More

Open to God’s surprising Incarnations

December 24, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by M. Hakes

The Fourth Sunday of Advent beckons us to the threshold of Christmas (this year a bit more literally), inviting us to reflect on the intertwining themes of hope, trust, and the fulfillment of God's promises. Read More

Jesus, The Man of Sorrows, Welcomes Outcasts in Advent, Writes Gay Catholic

December 23, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

With Advent concluding, one gay Catholic has offered a reflection on the way queer Catholics can related to the liturgical season's themes of loneliness, darkness, and waiting—as a path to finding Jesus, the Man of Sorrows. Read More

Rejoice: It’s Realistic, Radical, and Revolutionary

December 17, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Michaelangelo Allocca

REJOICE! … Really? With all the bad news, how can we rejoice? Read More

John the Baptist’s Inherently Queer Mission

December 10, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

Applying a queer lens to today’s gospel, we might say that the mission of John the Baptist is inherently queer. Read More

“Ready or Not, Here I Come!”

December 3, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Michael Sennett

Waking to this truth empowers LGBTQ+ Catholics to be watchful of God's enduring presence in our lives, and it helps us cultivate a readiness to encounter the Spirit. Read More

The Anti-Fascist Feast of Christ the King

November 26, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Allison Connelly-Vetter

Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, is designated as the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This title rubs me the wrong way, as it often has. Read More