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“U.S. Catholic” Advances Church Media in Exploring Queer Theology and Contemplation

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What is queer theology? How can queer spirituality contribute to Catholics at large? Why do LGBTQ+ people find hope in the church? While many Catholic publications continue to shy away from the LGBTQ+ movements vanguard, in recent years U.S. Catholic has addressed new questions and even controversial ideas with a remarkable openness. Read More

Olympics Drag Controversy Poses Broader Questions on Christianity, Art, and LGBTQ+ Inclusion

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With the Olympics Games in Paris concluded, perhaps finally the din over a drag performance at the games' opening ceremonies will quiet. But in its wake, some Catholics have questioned why the performance became such a point of outrage for Catholics and whether the faithful might respond differently in the future. Read More

How Do You Dialogue With a Bully?

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Without restorative justice, “we're just asking the wounded to ignore their own wounds, and fostering the kind of neutrality that serves the oppressor.” Read More

Church Teaching Needs to Acknowledge Gender Is Not a Binary, Writes Catholic Journalist

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In the National Catholic Reporter, Rebecca Bratten Weiss explores the way that claims of "gender ideology" by Pope Francis and other church leaders fail to reflect gender realities in nature in favor of the church's doctrinal claims. Read More

Are There Really Two Sides in the Catholic LGBT Discussion?

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Have some Catholic discussions have gotten so polarized as to no longer really being debates at all? Read More