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Approaching the Synod from 30,000 Feet

October 8, 2023/4 Comments/in Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Mark Guevarra

Clearly, my mind is on a lot of things, and as if that wasn’t enough, my heart is filled with excitement. I’m excited for a new way of being church that is emerging. Read More

Cardinal: God Will Provide Synod Direction on LGBTQ+ Issues

October 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If the LGBT issue is raised, "then the Lord himself, through collective discernment, will tell us that for this topic, you need to follow this direction." Read More

Davenport Diocese Releases Positive Framework for LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care

October 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S. Read More

As the Synod Begins, The Walls Come Tumbling Down

October 6, 2023/1 Comment/in Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If anyone worried that LGBTQ+ issues were going to get short shrift in synod discussions, that does not seem to be the case. Read More

Bishop John Stowe: Blessing LGBTQ+ Couples “Almost Signifies God’s Approval”

October 6, 2023/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Last Monday, the Vatican released a document from Pope Francis in which he expressed an openness to church blessings for same-gender couples. A number of Catholic leaders have responded positively, including Lexington's Bishop John Stowe. Read More

At Pre-Synod Retreat, Fr. Timothy Radcliffe Encourages Centering Gay People, Others on Margins

October 5, 2023/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The first global assembly for the Synod on Synodality is now underway after yesterday's opening Mass, and already LGBTQ+ issues have gained prominence. Today's post features news and commentaries from the past week, which also included a separate document from Pope Francis expressing openness to blessing same-gender couples. Read More

A Foundation for Future Hope

October 4, 2023/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Brian Flanagan

The most important part of the responses released Monday for the future place of LGBTQ+ people in the Catholic Church doesn’t mention LGBTQ+ issues at all. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Blessings Guidance ‘Significantly Advances’ Pope’s LGBTQ+ Affirmation

October 3, 2023/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Though the Vatican’s latest statement about same-gender couples does not provide a full-fledged, ringing endorsement of blessing their unions, the document significantly advances Pope Francis’ work to include and affirm LGBTQ+ people. Read More

Can Church Teaching Change? LGBTQ+ Advocates Say Yes

October 2, 2023/1 Comment/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Higher Education, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis, Religious Liberty, Same-Gender Blessings, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Ariell Watson Simon

“Can the church change?” That question is the headline of a new article in U.S. Catholic. Author Don Clemmer attempts to answer this question, which is often asked by many LGBTQ+ Catholics longing to see the church embrace more inclusive teachings. Read More

“Are Not Your Ways Unfair?”

October 1, 2023/3 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Though not phrased in these words, the question in Ezekiel has been an undercurrent in the sharings from people ostracized by the institutional church: "Are not your ways unfair?" Read More

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