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Queer Catholic Theologians of Color Gather for Ground-Breaking Dialogue

November 4, 2021/1 Comment/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Elise Dubravec

Scholars at a U.S. university gathered queer Catholic theologians and advocates of color for a dialogue to focus on the intersections of their experiences, including LGBTQ identities. Read More

Harriet Tubman, Pride, and Black Lives Matter: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Have to Go

June 14, 2020/7 Comments/in Employment Issues, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Politics & Human Rights, Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Fr. Bryan Massingale observes that Pride is a time of celebration, rejoicing, and reflection on hard-won victories. But in so many ways we are still a people in the wilderness, still on an uncertain and perilous journey. Read More

Happy Are All Who Wait for God!

December 8, 2019/0 Comments/in Personal Stories /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

As an LGBT Catholic, I sometimes feel like I’m waiting for God and then something else. Read More

Gay Priest’s Coming Out Prompts Us to Adjust Image of God, Say Journalists

October 12, 2019/3 Comments/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Two journalists, one from South Africa and one from the U.S., have recently responded to a pro-LGBTQ talk that theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale gave earlier this summer. Both journalists agreed that Massingale invites us all to adjust our image of God. Read More

Recent Steps Towards LGBTQ Inclusion Are Signs of Hope for Church

September 5, 2019/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

"What would it mean for the institutional church to welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics?" That is the question posed by Fr. James Martin, SJ, in a new column for America where he shares three recent steps towards inclusion. Read More

Advocates Gather for Global Forum on the State of LGBTQI Catholic Affairs

July 8, 2019/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

LGBTQI advocates from around the world gathered in Chicago last week for the third assembly of the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics, a conference which ended with a daylong forum on the state of LGBTQI Catholic affairs. Read More

The Best Catholic LGBT News Events of 2018

December 31, 2018/1 Comment/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

To end 2018 on a positive note, we present to you the results of the Bondings 2.0's readers poll of the Best Catholic LGBT News Events of 2018. Read More

Marquette University Entangled in Court Case Involving Discussion of LGBT Issues

June 9, 2018/2 Comments/in Higher Education, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has heard opening arguments in the case of a Marquette University professor who was suspended without pay after a dispute on free speech and same-sex marriage.Professor John McAdams publicly blogged about a controversial dispute between a Marquette student and a teaching assistant regarding a class discussion on same-sex marriage. Read More

The Open Closet and Self-Censorship

June 1, 2017/7 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The weekend after New Ways Ministry’s Eighth National Symposium, “Justice and Mercy Shall Kiss: LGBT... Read More

Find Answers to “Controversial” Pope Francis at Upcoming Symposium

February 15, 2017/1 Comment/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If there is one word that best describes the reactions of LGBT and ally Catholics... Read More

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