Ray Dever Archives - New Ways Ministry

What Transgender Catholics and Their Allies Are Saying About “Dignitas Infinita”

April 10, 2024/6 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

How are transgender and nonbinary Catholics, their families, pastoral ministers, and allies responding to "Dignitas Infinita," the Vatican document on human dignity released Monday that condemns "gender theory" and "sex change"? Read More

Holy Families: How Far We’ve Come, How Far We Have to Go

December 31, 2023/5 Comments/in Personal Stories /by Guest Contributor

"On this Holy Family Sunday as we look upon those sparkling manger scenes in our homes and churches, we need to recall that this family from 2,000 years ago was also marginalized in many ways." Read More

Defying Bishops’ Alarms, Catholics Express Support for Equality Act Which Passed a Legislative Hurdle

May 18, 2019/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholics have been expressing their support for the Equality Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week, defying episcopal opposition with a pro-LGBTQ faith witness. Read More

Deacon Dad of Trans Daughter Shares Struggles and Hopes

May 31, 2018/6 Comments/in Gender Identity, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Kaitlin Brown

Deacon Ray Dever is a devout Catholic, a permanent deacon, a husband, and above all, a dad to three daughters. In a recent US Catholic article, he writes on his experience as both a Catholic deacon and a proud dad to a transgender daughter. Read More