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Dear Bishops: Imitate Jesus’ Open Welcome

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What’s a bishop to do? Clearly these are difficult situations for them. Perhaps I can offer some thoughts on how to approach incidents like this. So, ahem, here goes. Read More

Love, Loss, and the Incarnation: Remembering Tony’s Funeral

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During this Christmas season, many of us may be trying to wrap our hearts and minds around recent challenges and losses, especially those linked to the pandemic or the polarization in the U.S. The story of the birth of Jesus invites reflection on how God meets us not only in the high moments, the joys, but especially and precisely in messy, difficult realities. Read More

On Bishops’ Decrees Against Gay Catholics’ Funerals, the Real Scandal Is Discrimination

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Two U.S. bishops' decrees that would deny funerals to Catholics in same-gender marriages were worried such celebrations would cause public scandal. But theologians Todd A. Salzman and Michael G. Lawler argued in the National Catholic Reporter that the real scandal is the decrees themselves. Read More

Italian Priest Holds Joint Funeral for Gay Couple Killed in Tragic Accident

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A joint funeral has been celebrated for a gay Italian couple after their tragic death, saying the the focus should be on the grief experienced by their love ones. Read More

Diocese Defends Guidelines on Denying Funerals to Married Lesbian/Gay Catholics

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LGBT advocates have sharply criticized guidelines from the Diocese of Madison that would bar married lesbian/gay Catholics from receiving funerals in the church, prompting a defense from Bishop Robert Morlino and the Diocese. Read More

Catholic Groups Object to Bishop Paprocki’s Anti-Gay Decree

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Weeks after an Illinois bishop announced pastoral guidelines that bar people in same-gender marriages from... Read More

Bishop Paprocki’s Decree Was Released on Orlando Massacre Anniversary

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Catholics have continued to express their strong responses to Bishop Thomas Paprocki’s decree barring people... Read More

Priest Bans Gay Man from Singing at Grandmother’s Funeral

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When Connor Hakes’ grandmother died, he wanted to honor her with a song at the... Read More

Priest Who Denied Communion to Same-Gender Couple Now Disrupts Parishioner’s Funeral

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A Montana priest’s disruption of a parishioner’s funeral recently has its roots in his denial of communion to... Read More

Memorial Mass for Father Bob Nugent Scheduled

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As many of you know, New Ways Ministry’s co-founder, Father Robert Nugent, SDS, passed away at... Read More