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Navigating Ambivalence About Mary’s Assumption

August 15, 2021/14 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Michaelangelo Allocca

I am frankly uncomfortable with some of the ways that the Church chooses to honor Mary. Maybe more disturbing, the Church seems to proceed from the same type of theological thinking that leads to homophobia and transphobia. Read More

Fed for the Journey

August 8, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Cristina Traina

The Bible is full of similar advice for marathons of other kinds. Countless stories tell of God preparing people before hard and holy undertakings by feeding them, often miraculously. Read More

Seeking Not Only Bread, But Roses for LGBTQ Catholics

August 1, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Angela Howard-McParland

"Give us bread, but give us roses.” Is this not what LGBTQ+ Catholics need from their church? Read More

Gather the Fragments. Let Nothing Be Wasted.

July 25, 2021/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Mac Svolos

“Gather the fragments left over,” says Jesus, “so that nothing will be wasted.” Read More

Celebrating St. Mary Magdalene, We Remember That Resurrection Is For Us, Too

July 18, 2021/8 Comments/in Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

As I peered into my own dark cave, I finally came to the conclusion that it was time to make a change – whatever that meant. Read More

For LGBTQ Catholics, Being Vulnerable Is Not a Weakness, But a Testament of God’s Love

July 11, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections, Uncategorized /by Michael Sennett

LGBTQ+ Catholics encounter immense hostility, yet we remain faithful servants to the very Church that rejects us time and time again. Read More

Coming Out in the Midst of the Storm

June 20, 2021/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Allison Connelly-Vetter

When I was in the earliest stages of coming out and was sorting through my feelings about my sexuality, I felt as though there was a stormy ocean inside my mind, heart, and body. Read More

The Messy Business of the Resurrection

April 18, 2021/1 Comment/in Scriptural Reflections /by Angela Howard-McParland

Resurrection, it turns out, is messy business. Read More

Critics Allege Parent Used Homophobic Language at Catholic School Board Meeting

April 13, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Madeline Foley

There are new developments in an incident in which comments made at a Catholic school board meeting in Canada were homophobic, as the Archdiocese of Toronto has now weighed in on the the matter, claiming that the comments were in alignment with church teaching. Read More

Leading the Church Beyond Toleration to the Celebration of LGBTQ Holiness

April 11, 2021/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections /by Yunuen Trujillo

s LGBT Catholics and allies it is hard sometimes to believe that one day we might get to the point as a society and as a Church where the lives and journeys of LGBT persons are not only tolerated, but celebrated! Read More

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