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Eating in the Land of the Living

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This year, I ate meat on the first Friday of Lent. Not by accident, like I’d done before. Not justifying it with a technicality (like it was after midnight Friday night when we left the bar, so it was really Saturday). Not feeling out of control, or like I couldn’t stop myself, but on purpose. Purposefully. Read More

Theologians’ Call for Listening Offers Renewed Advent Hope, Writes Transgender Catholic

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"Advent has a way of renewing my hope, something I very much need as a Catholic trans man. This year’s saving grace was an article by theologians Michael G. Lawler and Todd A. Salzman." Read More

Whither Our Easter Joy?

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This week, as with the many weeks of our lives, the Gospel invites us to identify with the disciples as they learn from Jesus. But this week things are very different. Jesus is saying goodbye.  Read More

In Times of Uncertainty, We Turn to Jesus: The Way, The Truth, The Life

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On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, Michael Sennett reflects on how do we answer Jesus’ call to move forward in the storm of COVID-19 and a church that fails to include LGBTQ people if we do not know the way? Read More

Introducing “Wilderness Journeys: LGBTQ Lenten Reflections”

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As Lent approaches, the editors here at Bondings 2.0, once again are going to return to our readers to offer reflections on scripture from the perspective of LGBTQ people and allies. Read More

Official Denies that Vatican Commission Opened Door to LGBTQ Relationships

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The Pontifical Biblical Commission released a new work on anthropology that recognizes advances in modern scriptural scholarship. But reports that this work opened the door to same-gender sexual acts are incorrect, warned one Vatican official. Read More

A Manual for Bridging the Divide: Karen Keen’s LGBTQ Lessons for Conservatives and Progressives

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Imagine that you were able to meet with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read More

Hong Kong Bishop Misses Mark in Apology to Lesbian and Gay People

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Hong Kong’s new bishop has apologized for gay-negative remarks he made two years ago, but... 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

Australia’s Catholic Prime Minister Defends Marriage Equality

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As Australians cast their ballots this weekend, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s promise to pass marriage... Read More