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Pope Francis’ Blessing Document Revolutionizes All Pastoral Care

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Pope Francis is bringing to an end the exclusionary practices of the previous two pontiffs by affirming that God's mercy is not something humans can limit. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick, Co-Founder of New Ways Ministry, Named “Newsmaker of 2023”

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Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has been named "Newsmaker of 2023" by the National Catholic Reporter, whose year-end review highlighted Catholics on the margin. Read More

Leading Catholic Newspaper Condemns Transgender-Negative Diocesan Policies

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A leading U.S. Catholic newspaper has announced its opposition to diocesan gender policies that negate the experiences of transgender and nonbinary people. Read More

Trans Catholic Reviews Queer Evangelical’s New Book on Being Out in the Church

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A Catholic trans man’s book review of an Evangelical queer woman’s journey of acceptance is a reminder that “Being an open, visible part of the LGBTQ+ community in a Christian church is never an easy task,” especially when “that visibility to give voice to the dignity of LGBTQ+ people in the face of a Christian culture that would prefer to erase various identities." Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick: Letters from Pope Francis Are Like “Soothing Hand of a Friend”

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As part of a Lenten reflection, Sr. Jeannine Gramick has written about the meaning of Pope Francis' letters to her and to New Ways Ministry, while also providing some insight about her own spiritual life. Read More

National Catholic Reporter’s Editor Asks: Is Tide Turning on LGBTQ Church Worker Firings?

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Is the tide on firing LGBTQ employees at Catholic schools turning? This question was asked by National Catholic Reporter's executive editor Heidi Schlumpf in a recent column. Read More

“Unhinged Homophobia” Behind Attacks on Fr. James Martin, Says Leading Catholic Newspaper

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A leading Catholic newspaper editorialized on the recent controversy surrounding the pope, U.S. bishops, and Fr. James Martin's LGBT ministry, suggesting an "unhinged homophobia" on the part of some people involved. Read More

Equality in the Church Only Comes When LGBT Communities and Catholic Women Act Together

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Unless LGBT equality and gender equality in the Catholic Church occur together, there will be no justice at all, said Jamie Manson in her latest column for the "National Catholic Reporter." Read More

Will Sexual Orientation Derail Canonization for Fr. Mychal Judge?

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As regular readers of Bondings 2.0 may be aware, New Ways Ministry has launched a campaign to find people who knew Fr. Mychal Judge, OFM, the New York City Fire Department Chaplain who died in the World Trade Center Attacks on 9/11.  The purpose is finding such people is to assist a Vatican researcher who is exploring the canonization of this Franciscan priest who ministered to many marginalized communities, including LGBT Catholics. This campaign hit a little bump in the road last month . . . . Read More

Married Gay Catholics Chosen as "Persons of the Year"

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Married gay Catholics Greg Bourke and Michael DeLe­on were chosen as Persons of the Year by... Read More