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Still, The Arc in the Church Continues to Bend

May 1, 2022/5 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Michaelangelo Allocca

“What are you, a masochist?” We in the Catholic LGBTQ community sometimes hear this question from well-meaning, non-Catholic friends, who wonder how we can remain in a Church that seems, in many ways, not to want us. Read More

Even the Stones Will Cry Out

April 10, 2022/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Maka Black Elk

As Holy Week descends upon us, I think of Jesus’ words in the context of a wave of legislation in the U.S. that is attempting to attack the most vulnerable in our LGBTQ community. Read More

Jesus’ Invitation to Disarm Is a Call for LGBTQ Catholics and Church Leaders, Too

April 3, 2022/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

LGBTQ+ Catholics call church members to welcome others in community instead of resorting to self-righteous acts of judgment. Read More

Who’s Prodigal Now? Queer People Need to Know

March 27, 2022/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Allison Connelly-Vetter

A third definition of “prodigal” in the dictionary surprised me: “yielding abundantly: LUXURIANT.” With this definition, my understanding of the parable of the Prodigal Son shifted. Read More

Faith in Queer Futures

March 6, 2022/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Let’s dream, as Moses did, of that reality we may never see, but that will exist for our children, and our children’s children... Read More

Learning to Love Those Who Harm Us

February 20, 2022/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Yunuen Trujillo

Jesus tells us that, whenever a person strikes us in one cheek, we should offer the other cheek. Wait, what? Read More

“His Name Is Michael”

February 13, 2022/4 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Michael Sennett

A turning point came during my junior year of college, when my name was finally legally changed. To celebrate, my friends threw me a surprise party and everyone wore nametags that said “his name is Michael.” Read More

“You, In Pain, Are No Closer to God”

February 6, 2022/3 Comments/in Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Mac Svolos

Some of us queer Catholics can get stuck in “Depart from me, Lord.” It’s hard to make it to “Do not be afraid.” Read More

Love: The Difference Between Knowing and Knowing About

January 30, 2022/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Michaelangelo Allocca

These readings display the root of the Church’s traditional rejection of our LGBTQ community: it “knows about” us in a catechism sort of way...But it is only beginning to know us." Read More

Find Joy, Bring Glad Tidings, Unleash Love Into the World

January 23, 2022/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Those who want to reject this person or that group are reminded that there are many members of one body. Think about “re-membering” as not just memories, but the very act of reconciling and restoring the entire Body. Read More

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