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We Must Sow LGBTQ+ Seeds in the Synod, Even When Most Fail

July 16, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Yet, the bulk of the parable and Jesus' explanation is not actually about the apparent heroes, the seeds in rich soil. Instead, more attention is paid to the failures. Three-quarters of the seeds cast out by the parable's sower simply died. But this is not about failure. Read More

Are Queer Catholics Reading the Same Scripture as Some Church Leaders?

July 9, 2023/4 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by M. Hakes

As a queer Catholic, sometimes I sit in Mass and wonder if our church leaders are reading the same scripture that I am. Today’s readings are one of those moments. Read More

Living Authentically as an LGBTQ+ Catholic Is Worth the Sacrifice

July 2, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Ariell Watson Simon

For LGBTQ folks, living into one’s God-given sexual and gender identity comes with sacrifices. It’s not popular to admit this idea. Read More

We Are Jesus’ Hands, Feet, and Beating Heart for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

June 11, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Yunuen Trujillo

When it came time to take Communion, I walked in line to receive, wearing my rainbow ribbon, now happily married. “Will my friend deny me the Eucharist? Will he hesitate?" Read More

What’s So Queer About the Ascension?

May 21, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Allison Connelly-Vetter

If the Ascension isn’t “absurdity” and “exaggeration” I don’t know what it is! Jesus is talking to his disciples, then suddenly raised up physically above them, then hidden behind a cloud, and then two strangers show up out of nowhere and start lecturing his friends? I’ve seen drag shows with less drama. Read More

Knowing the Divine in the Trinity and Queer Time

May 7, 2023/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

I think this “neither here nor there,” non-linear approach to time has important meanings for how we are to live as Catholics, and I think that Queer Catholics are particularly knowledgeable of this way of living. Read More

Hearing the Voice of Jesus in a Church that Excludes

April 30, 2023/6 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Synod on Synodality /by Mark Guevarra

Trying to hear the voice of Jesus is difficult as a Catholic and even more difficult as an LGBTQ+ Catholic. It’s nothing short of a miracle that LGBTQ+ people remain in the church. Read More

Encountering Hope in the Story of Emmaus

April 23, 2023/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

As I read and prayed over today’s gospel reading, the Road to Emmaus story, thinking about the church’s relationship with the LGBTQ+ community, the word that came to me was “encounter.” Read More

Do You Realize What I Have Done For You?

April 6, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

Far too many individuals and groups of people, like LGBTQ+ folks, do not experience church as a place where that foundational Last Supper example that Jesus calls us to follow is practiced. Read More

“The Sorrow in My Heart is Deeper than Ever.”

April 2, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

As I write this reflection, the sorrow in my heart is deeper than ever. I see and hear in the person of Jesus those in the LGBTQIA+ community and especially those transgender and nonbinary persons who have experienced this same betrayal. Read More

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