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(Most) Rhode Island Clergy Offer Lesson in Pastoral Priorities

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At the beginning of August a newly married gay Catholic couple in Rhode Island was... Read More

Carla Hale Settles with Diocese of Columbus in Discriminatory Firing

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Lesbian educator Carla Hale, who was fired from a Catholic high school earlier this year,... Read More

NEWS NOTES: August 15, 2013

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Here are some items you might find of interest: 1) The principal of a Canadian... Read More

Book’s Re-Release Inspires Debate on Same-Gender Marriages in Church

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John Boswell’s 1994 book, Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, stirred up controversy when it was first released... Read More

Surveys Continue to Show Catholic Support for LGBT Equality

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Some recent polls have come up with interesting developments about Catholics and LGBT issues.  The... Read More

Separating Civil and Sacramental Marriage–Part 2

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Yesterday, I noted that I had recently read two opposing essays on marriage equality, both... Read More

Separating Civil and Sacramental Marriage–Part 1

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It’s always curious to me when similar arguments appear in the writings of people whose... Read More

As England Passes Equal Marriage, Catholic Church Given Opportunity to Grow

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Marriage equality is finally legal in the United Kingdom after receiving ‘Royal Assent’ from Queen... Read More

New Survey Notes the Great Strides Catholics Have Made for LGBT Equality

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It is almost becoming a commonplace to note that majorities of Catholics support LGBT equality.... Read More

Sister Jeannine’s Debate with Bishop Thomas Paprocki on Marriage Equality

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At the end of May,  New Ways Ministry’s Co-Founder Sister Jeannine Gramick participated in a... Read More