Bishop John Stowe Archives - New Ways Ministry

From Talking “About” to Talking “With”: Encountering the Queer Catholic Community in Germany

March 6, 2024/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

"Queerness in the Catholic Church" is an invitation to engage, an opportunity to listen, and an example of how we can work toward building a community marked by desire, love, and blessedness. Read More

Bishop Stowe: Legislators’ Priorities Must Include Care for LGBTQ+ People

January 20, 2024/5 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As state legislatures in the U.S. begin new sessions, one Catholic bishop's exhortation from last fall to focus more on helping people's material conditions and less on fighting LGBTQ+ equality seem prescient. Read More

Bishop John Stowe: Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples “Almost Signifies God’s Approval”

October 6, 2023/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Last Monday, the Vatican released a document from Pope Francis in which he expressed an openness to church blessings for same-gender couples. A number of Catholic leaders have responded positively, including Lexington's Bishop John Stowe. Read More

Can Church Teaching Change? LGBTQ+ Advocates Say Yes

October 2, 2023/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Ariell Watson Simon

“Can the church change?” That question is the headline of a new article in U.S. Catholic. Author Don Clemmer attempts to answer this question, which is often asked by many LGBTQ+ Catholics longing to see the church embrace more inclusive teachings. Read More

New Book Offers “New Ways and Next Steps” for LGBTQ+ Parish Ministry

August 2, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Arts, Books & Culture, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A new book to help Catholic parishes develop LGBTQ+ ministry is being published in September 2023 by Liturgical Press, a leading Catholic publishing house. The author is Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry's executive director. Read More

Queer Theory and Theology Can Help Widen Church’s Understandings of God and Creation

July 26, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Theology & Church Teaching /by Angela Howard-McParland

Catholic theologians are recognizing how queer theory and queer theology can provide understandings of both God and humanity beyond dualistic ideas about gender. Read More

Bishop John Stowe Acknowledges “Particularly Hard Year” As Pride Begins; And More News

June 3, 2023/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post contains news about a Pride message sent out by Bishop John Stowe, new writings by LGBTQ+ Catholics, and more. Read More

Three More Bishops Seek Change in Church Teachings on Homosexuality

March 30, 2023/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Three more bishops have expressed a desire for the church to reconsider the language of disorder in church teachings on homosexuality. Read More

Bishop Stowe Questions Catholics Who Will “Bless Armaments But Not Some Couples”

August 12, 2022/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

At celebrations of Pax Christi USA's 50th anniversary last weekend, LGBTQ+ inclusion was on the agenda, including in Bishop John Stowe's homily where he alluded to a church that will "bless armaments but not some couples." Read More

In Interview, Bishop John Stowe Endorses Legal Protections for LGBTQ Couples

November 11, 2021/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A leading U.S. bishop has included in a wider call for social justice his support for LGBTQ couples receiving legal protections. Read More

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