Natural law Archives - New Ways Ministry

Factoring the Biology of Love into Catholic Sexual Ethics

February 14, 2024/2 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

If you are a Catholic concerned about LGBTQ+ equality in the church, one topic that is surely at the top of your mind is the importance of moral approval of same-gender sexual relationships. Those thoughts may be foremost in your mind today, Valentine’s Day, a time to reflect on the goodness of love, commitment, and relationship. Read More

What Disability Theology Can Teach the Church About Transgender Identities

August 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Angela Howard-McParland

Catholics should not be strangers to the deep connection between body and soul, refusing a binary that suggests we are composed of two separated entities. As Catholics, embodiment is central to the human experience and to God’s participation in the world, so how we treat the bodies of ourselves and others matters deeply. Read More

A Manual for Bridging the Divide: Karen Keen’s LGBTQ Lessons for Conservatives and Progressives

August 7, 2019/2 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Cristina Traina

Imagine that you were able to meet with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read More

125+ Catholic Leaders Sign Letter to End Trump Administration’s “Natural Law” Commission

July 25, 2019/4 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

More than 100 Catholic leaders have signed a letter expressing objections to the Trump administration's new Commission on Unalienable Rights, one of several such protests from LGBTQ groups and other concerned activists. Read More

Trump Administration Appoints LGBTQ-Negative Catholic to Lead Natural Law Commission

July 15, 2019/4 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Gender Identity, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Trump administration has appointed a high-profile, LGBTQ-negative Catholic to lead a new human rights commission that has raised concerns for advocates of gender and sexual equality. Read More

Catholics Must Stop Trump’s Misuse of Natural Law Theory Against LGBTQ Equality

July 5, 2019/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Trump administration announced earlier this spring that it was launching an advisory board on human rights to be grounded in natural law. The natural law tradition has been used theologically by Catholics for centuries, often to the detriment of marginalized groups. How should Catholics respond to this move that could potentially imperil LGBTQ equality worldwide? Read More