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Dominican Catholic Officials Again Attack Gay U.S. Ambassador

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Church leaders in the Dominican Republic have issued an open letter against LGBT human rights efforts,... Read More

Vatican Marks David Bowie's Passing By Praising Him

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Even the Vatican has marked singer David Bowie’s passing, praising the artist whose life and... Read More

Tending to Christ's Blood: The U.S. Church's Post-Marriage Equality Agenda

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Earlier this week while traveling, I visited the Basilica of the Holy Blood in Bruges where a small vial of Christ's blood resides for veneration. Legend says Joseph of Arimathea preserved it in rock crystal while washing Jesus' body and it remained liquid until 1325. Whether true or not, passing by this vial caused me to pray deeply and the following is a reflection based on that prayer. Read More

Influenced by Catholic Upbringing, Artist's "Queer Icons" Offer Windows to God

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Icons, for many Christians, are windows to God. They make what is Ultimate real through divinely-inspired yet human artistry. Worldly subjects, almost exclusively holy people and their environments, draw readers outward and upward beyond what is present towards what is Holy. Read More

On St. Valentine's Day, Young Adult Catholics Consider Relationships

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As the world celebrates relationships and friendships on today for Valentine's Day, Bondings 2.0 offers a few highlights from the thoughtful and progressive insights of another blog called Young Adult Catholics. Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick Comments on Pope Shaking Up Bishops

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Pope Francis moved to solidify his reforms in real ways this week by shaking up... Read More

Catholic Hierarchy Is a Shining Light in Dark Moment for LGBT Rights in India

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India’s Supreme Court reinstated a law that bans homosexuality as a “crime against nature” earlier... Read More

Faith Voices Take on Cardinal Dolan Over NBC Interview

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s interview with NBC over Thanksgiving weekend sparked controversy after the prelate claimed... Read More

Love Trans-Formed Over the Weekend

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Love was trans-formed near Baltimore on Saturday, November 23rd, as Catholics gathered for New Ways... Read More

Archbishop Kurtz’s Election as New USCCB President Signals Ambiguous Direction for Conference

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America’s Catholic bishops have spoken. Yesterday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) elected... Read More