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LCWR, Additional Catholic Institutions Join Bishops’ Statement in Support of LGBT Youth

February 20, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S.' leading network of women religious, as well as more religious communities have joined a statement against the bullying of LGBTQ youth. Additionally, priests in the Diocese of Lexington released their own statement of support. Read More

Theologian: Archdiocese Defending Harassment Against Gay Worker “Reeks of Hypocrisy”

February 19, 2021/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 reported on the lawsuit of a church worker fired over his same-gender marriage that was reinstated on the grounds of a hostile work environment. Today's post features a recent commentary by theologian Patrick Hornbeck. Read More

Archdiocese Contests Reinstatement of Fired Gay Church Worker’s Discrimination Lawsuit

February 18, 2021/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Politics & Human Rights /by Brian Kaufman

The Archdiocese of Chicago has contested the reinstatement of an amended discrimination suit brought against them by a gay church worker who was fired for marrying his same-gender partner Read More

For Lent, Take a Journey of Scriptural Reflection for LGBTQ People and Allies

February 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Dwayne Fernandes

New Ways Ministry invites you on a Lenten journey of spiritual reflection. Read More

A Year into the Covid Crisis, Is Ash Wednesday Really Worth Marking This Year?

February 17, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

"Because the crises we face this Ash Wednesday are many and are intense, today feels less the beginning of a new liturgical season than a waypoint marked in a Lent that never ended last year. Introducing new or intensifying existing spiritual practices strikes me as unnecessary, or, if I am honest, just tiring." Read More

Univ. of Dallas Alumni Seek Removal of Professor Over Transphobic Social Media Posts

February 16, 2021/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Higher Education, Schools & Youth /by Mac Svolos

A transgender alumna’s demand that her Catholic university take action against a professor who demeaned a trans woman nominated for a high-ranking position in the Biden administration, has been rebuffed by the campus administration. Read More

President Biden Makes Gains for LGBTQ Equality, But Faces New Battle with U.S. Bishops

February 15, 2021/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Healthcare, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Joe Biden has been U.S. president for less than a month, and already he has reversed much of the Trump administration's anti-LGBTQ policies and charted a new course for equality going forward. But questions remain about how he will interface with U.S. bishops and with anti-LGBTQ activists, and some advocates for intersex rights remain critical. Read More

LCWR, Additional Catholic Institutions Join Bishops’ Statement in Support of LGBT Youth

Theologian: Archdiocese Defending Harassment Against Gay Worker “Reeks of Hypocrisy”

Archdiocese Contests Reinstatement of Fired Gay Church Worker’s Discrimination Lawsuit

For Lent, Take a Journey of Scriptural Reflection for LGBTQ People and Allies

A Year into the Covid Crisis, Is Ash Wednesday Really Worth Marking This Year?

President Biden Makes Gains for LGBTQ Equality, But Faces New Battle with U.S. Bishops

On Valentine’s Day, A Few Words About Leprosy

Australian Archbishop Objects to New Law Banning Conversion Therapy

More Bishops, Religious Communities Affirm Statement in Support of LGBTQ Youth