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Vatican Blessings Ban a Moment to Leave Church for Some and to Recommit for Others

May 3, 2021/1 Comment/in Arts, Books & Culture, Marriage & Family, Same-Gender Blessings /by Angela Howard-McParland

In the weeks following the Vatican’s’s declaration that priests cannot bless same-gender couples, there are reports (like this one) that people are leaving the church because of this decision. And while some people may be finally throwing in the towel and leaving the church, for others, their Catholicism runs deeper than the institution in Rome. Read More

Of Mangoes, Vines and Jesus

May 2, 2021/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Dwayne Fernandes

To me, mangoes are what I think of when I imagine God’s lavish, extravagant and abundant harvests. When Jesus speaks of grapes, vineyards and vine-growers in his parables, my mind races immediately to the sultry summers I enjoyed as a child in Goa, and I find myself nodding in perfect understanding of the divine story. Read More

Bishop Says 700+ People in Diocese Left the Church After Vatican Blessings Ban

May 1, 2021/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A bishop has reported that more than 700 people left his diocese in the wake of the Vatican ban on blessing same-gender couples. Read More

In Recent Book on Lesbian Nuns, Women Religious Continue to Break New Ground

April 30, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, New Ways Ministry, Personal Stories /by Beth Mueller Stewart

The discussion of sexuality in the Church should not be taboo, according to New Jersey priest Fr. Alexander Santora. In response to Love Tenderly, a compilation of 23 lesbian and queer nuns’ stories about coming to terms with their sexualities, Santora wrote that these stories reflect the current times and that religious women “continue to break new ground and lead the church by example.” Read More

Parramatta Bishop Issues Pastoral Letter Against Proposed Anti-Transgender Law

April 28, 2021/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Beth Mueller Stewart

A bishop in New South Wales, Australia, has issued a pastoral letter opposing a proposed law that would ban discussions of gender diversity in school classrooms. The letter splits from that state's main Catholic education body, which has expressed its support of the bill. Read More

Vatican Blessings Ban a Moment to Leave Church for Some and to Recommit for Others

Of Mangoes, Vines and Jesus

Bishop Says 700+ People in Diocese Left the Church After Vatican Blessings Ban

In Recent Book on Lesbian Nuns, Women Religious Continue to Break New Ground

Parramatta Bishop Issues Pastoral Letter Against Proposed Anti-Transgender Law

The Eucharist: Gated Banquet or Public Feast?

Tell Your Stories of LGBTQ Love Through New Series: “You Are a Blessing to Us”

Gatekeepers Should Consider If They Are Fighting Against God

Archbishop Compares Some Marriages, Including LGBTQ Relationships, to Bestiality

With Court Case Looming, Catholic LGBTQ Adoptive Families Tell Their Stories

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