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A Tale of Two Bishops

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Two bishops from opposite ends of our wide nation discussed marriage equality recently, and it’s... Read More

Commonweal’s Ambivalent Position on Marriage Equality

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The August 16th issue of Commonweal magazine leads off with an editorial which expresses the publication’s opposition... Read More

March on Washington Can Teach Catholic Church About Equality

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Millions of Americans marked the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on Wednesday,... Read More

A Catholic Conservative Comes Out for Same-Sex Marriage

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At the end of last week, Commonweal magazine published a long essay with the provocative headline:... Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick on “Becoming the Person God Wants Us to Be”

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In June, Sr. Jeannine Gramick, a co-founder of New Ways Ministry, gave a presentation at... Read More

Understanding Transgender Issues Starts with Good Questions

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As legal issues and theological debates grow around transgender issues, people of faith are speaking... Read More

Two New Books Offer Insights Into Gay Spiritual Journeys

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Two books offering first-person accounts of reconciling Catholic faith and gay identity have come out... Read More

Alaska Writer Takes On Bishop Over Marriage Equality

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An op-ed in Alaska’s Juneau Empire newspaper presents one of the best Catholic defenses of marriage... Read More

Catholic Governor Chris Christie Must Choose on LGBT Equality

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New Jersey’s passage of a law  advancing LGBT rights is raising questions about Governor Chris... Read More

Mexican Bishop Calls Homophobia a “Mental Illness”

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A Mexican Catholic bishop who has been a strong supporter of LGBT issues has declared... Read More