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With God All Things ARE Possible!

June 26, 2022/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections, Transgender /by Guest Contributor

A year has now passed since that day, and I reflect on what’s changed since that beautiful Pride Mass at which I preached. Read More

Is the Latin Mass a Safe Haven for Queer Catholics?

December 21, 2021/15 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

If the liturgy is indeed, in the Vatican II's words, the source and summit of our faith, then getting it right is paramount. Read More

Hopeful Seedlings and Home Eucharists: Some Spiritual Gifts from Bondings 2.0 Readers

April 22, 2020/1 Comment/in Arts, Books & Culture, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Earlier this month, Bondings 2.0 asked what LGBTQ-related spiritual practices and resources readers have found helpful during the coronavirus pandemic. Today's post highlights some readers' submissions for new forms of living faith and of being church. Read More

Fr. James Alison Launches New Website for LGBTQ-Inclusive Eucharistic Liturgies

April 13, 2020/1 Comment/in Arts, Books & Culture, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Last week, Bondings 2.0 announced we would be collecting LGBTQ-related spiritual practices and resources that have been particularly meaningful or helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic when normal spiritual routines have been disrupted. One resource to share already is the website "Praying Eucharistically" newly released by Fr. James Alison, a gay theologian and prominent LGBTQ advocate. Read More

ALL ARE WELCOME: Diocese of San Diego Hosts Mass for 20th Anniversary of “Always Our Children”

October 12, 2017/4 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic parish in San Diego hosted a special Mass recently to commemorate the 20th anniversary of "Always Our Children," the U.S. bishops' document addressed to parents with lesbian and gay children and to pastoral ministers. Read More