Bishop Matthew Clark Archives - New Ways Ministry

Bishop Matthew Clark: A Pastoral Heart, An Open Mind, A Listening Ear

February 7, 2023/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

While he did a number of great things for the LGBTQ+ community, I think he will be remembered most for his willingness to be a listener and a learner. Read More

CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: Responding to the Murder of Matthew Shepard

December 27, 2017/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The United States and the world were stunned and horrified 19 years ago when the battered and tortured body of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was found tied to a prairie fence outside Laramie. Read More

CATHOLIC LGBT HISTORY: ‘You belong here. It’s about time somebody says that to you.’

October 28, 2017/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

“Gays and lesbians are welcome in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond. “That’s the message the Most Rev. Walter F. Sullivan, the bishop of the diocese, brought yesterday to a gathering of 250 people at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart for what organizers said was the first official Mass for gays and lesbians in Richmond. ” ‘You belong here,’ Sullivan told the group. ‘It’s about time somebody says that to you.’ “ Read More