On Synodality and Awakening
Are we awake? Is the Church awake? Is the Church a foolish bridesmaid or a wise one? Read More
Creating a Church Where the Marginalized Are Centered
Jesus’s condemnations for the Pharisees center on their emphasis of appearances over adherence to God’s desires for justice, love, and mercy. Read More
Be Cautious in Trusting Secular ‘Kings’
This issue has been a tangled mess for us in the queer segment of the population. Difficulties arise from both the “wall of separation” and from the “inherently intertwined” points of view. Read More
The Samaritan Woman, LGBTQ+ People, and the Synod
Was Radcliffe using coded language to describe LGBTQ+ experience? I don’t think so. I think that if he wanted to make a point about LGBTQ+ people, he would have done so much more plainly. Read More
“Are Not Your Ways Unfair?”
Though not phrased in these words, the question in Ezekiel has been an undercurrent in the sharings from people ostracized by the institutional church: "Are not your ways unfair?" Read More
“You Have Made Them Equal to Us”
God’s ways, however, are different from our human ways. Much to our shock and horror, God insists on everyone being treated truly as equals. Read More
The Benefit of the Doubt
Today’s post is from guest contributor Sr. Donna McGartland. Donna is one of the authors... Read More
The Vastness of God’s Love is Deliciously Refreshing
I’ve heard homilies on today’s gospel reading that reduce Jesus’ words about forgiveness to a sort of action plan to correct wayward sinners–to bring them back to the fold. As a queer Catholic, I have had countless people attempt to “correct” me. Read More
Suffering for the Truth, Flourishing in the Truth
These acts of being LGBTQ+ and ally “minor prophets” have begun to create the kind of world many of us hope for, and that I believe God is hoping for. Read More
A “Key to the Kingdom” for Queer Liberation
Too many LGBTQ individuals have felt so bound by the judgements of the Church that they do not dare approach God. Read More