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“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

The Bystanders

March 26, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

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

March 24, 2023/6 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Michael Sennett

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

March 19, 2023/2 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Guest Contributor

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

March 12, 2023/7 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

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

Jesus’ Transfiguration: What a Queer Story!

March 5, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Theology & Church Teaching /by Brian Flanagan

What relevance does the Transfiguration have for all of us as disciples of Christ, here in the second week of Lent, and for us as LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies, in particular? Read More

How Adam and Eve’s Fig Leaves Cover Up the Fall’s Real Meaning

February 26, 2023/10 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Michaelangelo Allocca

Although intended to hide the sex organs of Adam and Eve, those fig-leaf Fruit-of-the-Looms managed to focus attention on them. The only thing they covered up was the real meaning of the story. Read More

We Are Called to Joyfully—And Inclusively—Perfect the Law

February 12, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Yunuen Trujillo

Let us rejoice in the movement of the Holy Spirit through Pope Francis, but let’s also remember that it is the Holy Spirit — not the pope or any other leader— who is moving this Church and the entire world in a more loving, inclusive, and welcoming direction for LGBTQ people. Read More