hope Archives - New Ways Ministry

Synod Offers “Fresh Hope” for LGBTQ+ Welcome in Church, Writes Theologian

January 16, 2024/2 Comments/in Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Ariell Watson Simon

“There is…fresh hope for the church to develop a truly 'catholic' (inclusive) stance toward its LGBTQ+ members,” one theologian opined in evaluating the Synod on Synodality's first General Assembly that concluded last fall. Read More

Prayers of Lament and Hope for LGBTQ+ People

July 23, 2023/7 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Lamenting is part of our path to God, and in practicing lament, we express the fullness of our human emotions: distress and hope, longing and love, fear and joy. Read More

Exodus – Of Pride and Marches

March 20, 2022/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Dwayne Fernandes

Take a journey through the desert, enter a covenant with God, and discover who you truly are as God’s pride. Read More

Raising Our Voices in the Wilderness

December 5, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

As LGBTQ+ individuals, we can dwell in hope alongside our allies and join the voices that are already announcing God’s holy path in the desert. 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

Should Catholics Be Hopeful About Pope Francis’ Latest Remark on LGBT Issues?

June 14, 2018/5 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Statistics, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Mixed reactions to Pope Francis' most recent LGBT-related comments have continued to be published, including the perspectives of feminist Catholics and some columnists. Read More

Beacons of Patience and Hope: A Queer Advent Journey with the Holy Family

December 3, 2017/5 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Advent is often described as a time of cultivating hope, and I sometimes also see it as a time to cultivate patience. As a gay Hispanic worshiping in and working for the Church, patience and hope are virtues that I am obliged to foster. . . Read More