Will Baptisms Be Celebrated According to Love or the Law?

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Recent debates over baptism for children of same-gender parents received into the Church, may mean baptism is... Read More

Gay Parishioner Told to Observe Mass from Crying Room, Expelled from Ministries

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Bobby Glenn Brown committed himself to his longtime partner, Don Roberts, in a small backyard... Read More

Ignoring Pope Francis, US Bishops Reaffirm Their Work to Oppose Marriage Equality

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It was a question asked last November, and now again this spring by those like Jesuit... Read More

Archbishop Responds to Marriage Equality in Style of Pope Francis

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A few weeks ago, this blog asked “What happened to ‘respect, compassion, and sensitivity’?” on... Read More

Rainbow Socks at Graduation: A Sign of Catholic Students' Victory

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When Liam Finnegan was 16, he challenged his Catholic high school about its use of... Read More

News Notes: June 2, 2014

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Here are some items that you may find of interest: 1) Carlos Bruce, the Peruvian... Read More

Commonweal, Catholicism, and Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2

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Yesterday, we introduced this two-part series on Commonweal magazine’s continued conversation about Joseph Bottum’s 2013 essay... Read More

Fired Employees Seek Papal Audience; Theologian Looks at Discrimination's Root

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The chorus of voices opposing the recent firings of LGBT people from Catholic institutions increased... Read More

Exploring the What & Why of Church Worker Firings, and Asking 'What's Next?'

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“Pope Francis’ positive and welcoming statements about LGBT issues have captured headlines and imaginations over... Read More

Space Aliens and Exorcisms: What Are the Lessons for Catholic LGBT Advocates?

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The most bizarre news stories that have come across my computer desktop in the last... Read More