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The Bystanders

This unbinding is the way of Christ. But we must ask ourselves, is it our way? Read More

“We Deserve to Proclaim Our Truth to the World,” Writes Transgender Catholic

At the end of the day, my transgender hands that inject testosterone into my body once a week are the very same hands that partake in the Eucharist, enveloped in God's love and created in Her image and likeness. Read More

Sent Forth with New Eyes

Today we especially remember the blind man from Siloam. But what does blindness truly mean in this story, especially for LGBTQ+ people and allies? Read More

At the Well, Alex Meets Grace and Finds Love

In the following dialogue, I place myself in the role of the Samaritan woman who, considering she is going to the well at midday, instead of the morning with the rest of the community, has been shunned by society and keeps herself hidden to avoid any ridicule. Read More

Fired Gay Church Worker Writes on Turning the Other Cheek in a Synodal Church

Turning the other cheek meant letting go and finding solace in my powerlessness. In this way, Jesus’ liberating hand frees me from my instinct to fight back, to flee to false securities, or to freeze in negative feelings. Read More

Being LGBTQ+ and Glorious in God’s Sight

These are words that all of us always want to hear, especially those who have been hurt or excluded by others because of who we were created to be, such as those of us in the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

Finding LGBTQ+ Epiphanies in the Heart of a Holy Child

The Magi came to look upon the baby Jesus. What if we look into the eyes and heart of this holy child and the adult he later became? Read More

Finding God and Resurrection in Queer Marriages and Intimacies

I have come to love the puzzling marriage and family texts from the Gospels, for, in responding, they present opportunities for Queer Catholics to contribute to conversations about the lived experience of marriage and family. Read More

Persisting Like the Widow: A Transgender Catholic’s Journey to Prayer

LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies might struggle with faith in the face of persistent injustice. I certainly did. Read More

Only the Foreigner Returned: LGBTQ+ Catholics on the Synodal Path

This synodal process has exposed me in a new way to just how often LGBTQ+ Catholics are the foreigners who returned. Read More