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Queer Theory and Theology Can Help Widen Church’s Understandings of God and Creation

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Catholic theologians are recognizing how queer theory and queer theology can provide understandings of both God and humanity beyond dualistic ideas about gender. Read More

We Must Find Pride and Power in Queer Spirituality, Writes Transgender Catholic

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In an essay for National Catholic Reporter, Maxwell Kuzma, a transgender Catholic, writes about the power and pride of queer spirituality, even in the face of continual hate and discrimination. Read More

Are Queer Catholics Reading the Same Scripture as Some Church Leaders?

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As a queer Catholic, sometimes I sit in Mass and wonder if our church leaders are reading the same scripture that I am. Today’s readings are one of those moments. Read More

Living Authentically as an LGBTQ+ Catholic Is Worth the Sacrifice

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For LGBTQ folks, living into one’s God-given sexual and gender identity comes with sacrifices. It’s not popular to admit this idea. Read More

Knowing Jeremiah’s Lament—and God’s Love—as an LGBTQ+ Catholic

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As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I know personally Jeremiah’s lament and his sadness. Read More

“The Scars Embody Liberation”: A Transgender Catholic’s Call for Self-Care

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Many LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies proclaimed the simple truth that gender-affirming care is self-care. Read More

When Our Plans for Christian Living Meet Life’s Messy Reality

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Wouldn’t it be great if we could just give up our penchant for judging people, especially people whom we really don’t even know? Read More

What’s So Queer About the Ascension?

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If the Ascension isn’t “absurdity” and “exaggeration” I don’t know what it is! Jesus is talking to his disciples, then suddenly raised up physically above them, then hidden behind a cloud, and then two strangers show up out of nowhere and start lecturing his friends? I’ve seen drag shows with less drama. Read More

A Great Flowering Tree in the Center of a Hoop

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One of my greatest regrets with my father’s passing was that I was never able to truly come out to him as gay. Read More

Knowing the Divine in the Trinity and Queer Time

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I think this “neither here nor there,” non-linear approach to time has important meanings for how we are to live as Catholics, and I think that Queer Catholics are particularly knowledgeable of this way of living. Read More