Your mental health matters and so does your spiritual health. You deserve someone who will welcome you, challenge you, and be there for you in a way that uplifts your soul. Read More
https://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/watercolor-painting-two-people-talking-having-therapy-session-mental-health-concepts_955712-41526.avif417626Guest Contributorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngGuest Contributor2025-01-02 01:00:182024-12-20 09:19:20How Spiritual Direction Can Help LGBTQ+ People Flourish
An Australian bishop has said that gender-diverse people need to be accepted and loved, responding to a new report about the increased challenges which that community faces. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bishop_Meagher_Photo.jpg?fit=540%2C540&ssl=1540540Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2024-09-19 01:00:322024-09-18 15:44:52Australian Bishop Promotes Acceptance of Gender-Diverse People
This message of accompaniment and welcome rings hollow for members of the LGBTQ+ community whose mental health has been impacted by homophobic and transphobic church teaching and policies. Read More
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In a recent article published in the National Catholic Reporter, Joyce Calvo shares memories of her daughter, Alana Chen, while at the same time urging Catholic leadership to care for LGBTQ youth instead of condemning them to a fate of shame and despair. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4E295E13-Alana-CROP.jpeg?fit=960%2C659&ssl=1659960Elise Dubravechttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngElise Dubravec2022-01-21 01:00:212022-01-20 15:14:34Mother of Suicide Victim Warns Catholic Ministers to Stop Abusing LGBTQ Youth
Ireland’s public television network has aired a new film about conversion therapy and the damage it causes people who undergo it. The film reveals the long shadow a history of LGBTQ persecution in a largely Catholic country casts despite legal advances for LGBTQ equality in recent years. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Padraig-O-Tuama.jpg?fit=648%2C400&ssl=1400648Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2019-12-09 01:00:482019-12-04 15:37:36New Film Addresses Old Cultural Scar of “Ex-Gay” Therapy in Ireland
Not long after Pope Francis met with a lesbian woman who advocates against conversion therapy, U.S. diocese have offered conflicting responses to proposed bans on such debunked psychological practices. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Jean-Hill.jpg?fit=1200%2C763&ssl=17631200Melissa Feitohttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngMelissa Feito2019-12-05 01:00:502020-01-13 12:24:57Utah Diocese Backs Proposed State Ban on Conversion Therapy Targeting Minors
A Spanish diocese is denying reports that it has offered conversion therapy, reports which have prompted a government investigation into whether the Church violated laws banning such treatment. Read More
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Pope Francis again has opined about homosexuality in a seemingly positive, but still ambiguous manner during a recent interview. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-01-at-2.13.01-PM.png?fit=1111%2C520&ssl=15201111Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2019-04-02 01:00:312019-04-01 15:51:43Pope Francis: “No Son or Daughter Can Be Thrown Out of the Home,” Including LGBTQ Children
In 2019, Catholic educators should consider one simple step which could make a great impact in the safety and flourishing of transgender/gender non-conforming students. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dixon-475564-f-wp-content-uploads-2018-04-1119915_379515143c2b56b-e1524233952900-1200x800-777x437.jpg?fit=777%2C437&ssl=1437777Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2019-01-30 01:00:202019-01-29 12:34:51For Catholic Schools Week, Proposing a Simple Change that Could Save Transgender Lives
Church officials in Scotland are defending the posting of "ex-gay" therapy resources on a diocesan website, raising anew many Catholic leaders' problematic and ambiguous stance to this horrible practice. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Courage1.jpg?fit=608%2C207&ssl=1207608Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2019-01-23 01:00:182019-01-22 14:15:28Scotland Diocese Defends Links to “Ex-Gay” Therapy Resources on Website
