"Trans people are not a threat to be managed. We are not a controversy to be explained away. We are beloved, we are sacred, and we deserve better than this…" Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/undefined-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=119202560Sarah Cassidyhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngSarah Cassidy2025-07-11 01:00:502025-07-10 12:46:32Trans Catholic Refutes Skrmetti Decision and Those Who Support It
The new Vatican document, Dignitas Infinita, fails terribly by offering transgender and nonbinary people not infinite, but limited human dignity. While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honored, and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cardinal-fernandez-clarifies-fiducia-supplicans-in-spanish-v0-7f5FoHr6gsXETbohZZtdRBgdfENDjjXJiwWcjJRG55A.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=16751200Francis DeBernardo, Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngFrancis DeBernardo, Editor2024-04-08 07:20:592024-04-23 01:32:28New Ways Ministry: Vatican Document on Human Dignity Fails LGBTQ+ People
I remember thinking about how strange it was to be transforming in real time—day by day, chin hair by chin hair; my voice dropping, decibel by decibel—in private. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/finding-god-by-bicycle.jpeg?fit=1929%2C1446&ssl=114461929Guest Contributorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGuest Contributor2023-06-24 01:00:412023-06-23 10:58:47Finding God and Self by Bicycle During the Pandemic
Jesus would not be on the side of those who belittle and demean transgender people and their experiences. Read More
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An Australian Catholic secondary school has committed itself to providing a safe space for LGBTQ students, exemplified in its support for a transgender student in their community. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Alex-Dalton.webp?fit=1596%2C1064&ssl=110641596Andru Zodrowhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngAndru Zodrow2022-04-07 01:00:492022-05-27 10:19:43Catholic School in Australia Models How to Support Transgender Students
In this post, I would like to enrich Amoris Laetitia’s chapter six ‘Some pastoral perspectives’ by considering transgender binary transitions (male to female and female to male) and intimate family responses to these situations. Read More
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Ben Hodge, a 20-year-old university student in the United Kingdom, always knew he was different. “I wasn't comfortable being a girl, so I would spend a lot of time in front of the mirror just wondering what was wrong with me? Why am I not happy,” he said. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ben-Hodge.jpg?fit=615%2C617&ssl=1617615Melissa Feitohttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngMelissa Feito2020-03-21 01:00:212020-03-20 14:31:00Student Praises Catholic School’s “Brilliant” Support During His Gender Transition
In several U.S. states where local governments have taken up LGBTQ rights, the Catholic hierarchy is placing itself in opposition to equality. Today's post features three related stories. Read More
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The Catholic Church in Scotland has urged Scottish Catholics to oppose a new national parliament bill designed to help transgender people transition genders more easily. Read More
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An appeals court has ruled that a transgender patient denied care by a Catholic hospital can proceed with a discrimination lawsuit just as a similar lawsuit is set to be heard in court this month. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gallery_medium.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1400600Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2019-09-21 01:00:312019-10-15 15:56:57Lawsuits Against Catholic Hospitals Which Denied Care to Transgender Patients Set to Proceed
