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Jesuit H.S. Denies Teacher Was Fired Because He Is Gay

June 2, 2017/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Associate Editor

A Jesuit high school in Chicago is denying allegations it fired a gay teacher because... Read More

Remembering Fr. John McNeill, Gay Prophet and Pioneer, on All Saints' Day

November 1, 2015/3 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Associate Editor

John J. McNeill's canonization may be years away, but as Catholics mark today's Solemnity of All Saints, we celebrate certain he is among the saints in heaven. McNeill's passing into new life comes in a fall where the church itself is gradually dying to prejudice and misunderstanding and passing into a more inclusive life. Read More

With a Call for Compassion, Jesuit Scholastic Comes Out as Gay

April 18, 2015/1 Comment/in Gay Priests, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Because we know that so many priests and members of religious communities are gay and... Read More

Open Letter to Pope Francis: Help Save My Vocation

August 22, 2014/40 Comments/in Employment Issues /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Guest Blogger: In an open letter to Pope Francis, Benjamin Brenkert explains his decision to... Read More

Jesuit Pastor Resigns from Priesthood to Protest Patriarchy

July 17, 2013/9 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A Jesuit priest who is almost 80 years old and who served in leadership roles... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: The Cardinal and Colbert

September 20, 2012/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Quote to Note /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and television personality Stephen Colbert engaged in a widely-publicized conversation at Fordham... Read More

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