“To treat a minoritized and vulnerable population like the trans community as a political liability…is sinful and disgusting.” Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/trans_rights_are_human_rights_protest_sign_1241614553.jpg?fit=1692%2C1128&ssl=111281692Lynnzee Dickhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngLynnzee Dick2026-09-15 01:00:522026-09-14 15:36:36No Playing Politics With Trans People’s Lives
“When I lost my job, I lost more than a paycheck.I lost a community I cared about and work that was intensely meaningful." Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Reyzl-Grace-MoChridhe.webp?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=115002000Phoebe Carstenshttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngPhoebe Carstens2026-09-14 01:00:432026-09-10 14:53:32Trans Woman’s Case Against a Catholic School Goes to State Supreme Court
Many LGBTQ+ Catholics know exactly what it is to have something cast into the depths, only to watch it dredged back up. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/images.jpeg?fit=349%2C309&ssl=1309349Guest Contributorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGuest Contributor2026-09-13 01:00:322026-09-10 17:39:15Cast Into the Depths, But Then Dredged Back Up
Two views on church teaching, one example of listening, and a plea for better religious education. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/news.png?fit=1193%2C1083&ssl=110831193Guest Contributorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGuest Contributor2026-09-12 01:00:202026-09-10 13:01:58New Gay Catholic CEO, German Theologians’ Critique, and a Summary of Church Teaching; And Other News
The life of Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, provides a roadmap of how the church can take steps to improve its relationship with its LGBTQ people and all on the margins. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Fr.-Mychal-Judge.webp?fit=282%2C300&ssl=1300282Francis DeBernardo, Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngFrancis DeBernardo, Editor2026-09-11 01:00:322026-09-10 15:01:58‘I Am Alive as I Can Be’: Father Mychal Judge, the Saint of 9/11
The essay is not so much about the Church's failure to provide a foundation for building bridges with trans people, but about the way some forms of transness are not compatible with the reconciliation implied in the bridge-building metaphor. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/9780567706942.jpg?fit=540%2C810&ssl=1810540Lynnzee Dickhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngLynnzee Dick2026-09-09 01:00:232026-09-08 15:10:59Of Monsters, the Church, and Trans People
The bishop is entitled to his opinion. But opinions, especially when they are so sweeping and provocative, should be supported with evidence. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stefan-Oster.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1600600Francis DeBernardo, Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngFrancis DeBernardo, Editor2026-09-08 01:00:532026-09-04 17:22:19Does Disbelief in God Expand the Number of LGBTQ+ People?
We need to ask how we might loosen the bonds of our fellow LGBTQ+ folks and even of our fellow Catholics who disagree with us. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/binding-and-loosing.jpg?fit=300%2C238&ssl=1238300Brian Flanaganhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngBrian Flanagan2026-09-06 01:00:452026-09-04 11:42:01Do We Have the Power to “Bind and to Loose”?
“It did not matter who you were or what fancy accomplishments you had achieved or ecclesiastical positions you held, everyone was treated with respect and in a spirit of Christian love.” Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dialogue.jpg?fit=225%2C225&ssl=1225225Guest Contributorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGuest Contributor2026-09-05 01:00:082026-09-04 13:27:37Bishops, LGBTQ+ Folks, Scholars Learn From Each Other at New Ways Ministry Event
