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The Question Is Not “Was Cardinal John Henry Newman Gay?” But “Was He Straight?”

October 9, 2021/9 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, New Ways Ministry, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

To find an answer to the question “Was Cardinal Newman gay?” I think may best be answered by rephrasing the question to "Was Cardinal Newman straight?" Read More

St. John Henry Newman: The First Openly Gay Catholic Saint?

October 13, 2019/7 Comments/in LGBTQ Clergy & Religious /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Is John Henry Newman the Catholic Church's first openly gay saint? The answer to that question depends on your definition of "openly," "gay," and "first." Read More

Sister Jeannine’s Debate with Bishop Thomas Paprocki on Marriage Equality

July 15, 2013/13 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Politics & Human Rights, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

At the end of May, New Ways Ministry’s Co-Founder Sister Jeannine Gramick participated in a... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Finding Hope in Overcoming Ugliness

June 16, 2013/2 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A few weeks ago, Bondings 2.0 reported on Australia’s Bishop Geoffrey Robinson’s call for a new... Read More

British Theologian Disinvited from Fellowship at California Catholic Campus

November 2, 2012/7 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Tina Beattie, a prominent Catholic theologian has been disinvited from a visiting fellowship at the... Read More

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's 'Case for Gay Acceptance in the Catholic Church'

March 29, 2012/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Two plenary speakers from New Ways Ministry’s Seventh National Symposium once again made headlines in... Read More