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Bishop Calls Nativity Scene with Two St. Joseph’s an “Attack on Christian Faith”

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A bishop has criticized a Nativity scene which features two Joseph figures while omitting Mary, calling it "sacrilege" and an "attack on the Christian Faith." Read More

Beacons of Patience and Hope: A Queer Advent Journey with the Holy Family

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Advent is often described as a time of cultivating hope, and I sometimes also see it as a time to cultivate patience. As a gay Hispanic worshiping in and working for the Church, patience and hope are virtues that I am obliged to foster. . . Read More

Preparing for an LGBTQ Christmas: Celebrating the Love that Overcomes

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Dignity/Washington members have produced a booklet entitled "And the Darkness Shall Not Overcome It:  Reflections on the Advent and Christmas Readings Through an LGBTQ Lens."  They want to share it with others in the hopes that sharing the experience of the Light which overcomes darkness will help any person of faith find a common experience of wonder. Read More

This Advent, Practice Radical Hospitality with Pax Christi USA

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Today's post features Pax Christi USA's Advent/Christmas 2017 reflection booklet, The Work of God's Hands, co-written by Bondings 2.0's Associate Editor Robert Shine. Read More

LGBT Christmas in Ireland: “We Are All the Same in God”

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At Dublin, Ireland’s 18th Annual LGBT Christmas Carol Service , the guest speaker was Ursula... Read More

A Woman of Courage Brings Emmanuel, “God With Us”

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For the four Sundays of Advent, Bondings 2.0 is featuring lectionary Scriptural reflections by LGBTQ theologians and... Read More

Might This Be Joy: LGBTQ People’s Witness to Audacious Love

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For the four Sundays of Advent, Bondings 2.0 is featuring lectionary Scriptural reflections by LGBTQ theologians and... Read More

In Advent Lessons, Bishops Reflect on Waiting, Flesh, and Facts

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Advent is frequently a time for bishops to release pastoral letters and other documents to... Read More

Let No One Be Left in the Field

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For the four Sundays of Advent, Bondings 2.0 will feature reflections on the day’s Scripture readings by... Read More

When Advent Hopes Collide with Christmas Surprises

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We are on the brink of Christmas. Advent is coming to a close.  How has... Read More