Sister Jeannine Gramick Archives

Sister Jeannine Gramick, Co-Founder of New Ways Ministry, Named “Newsmaker of 2023”

December 15, 2023/7 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, has been named "Newsmaker of 2023" by the National Catholic Reporter, whose year-end review highlighted Catholics on the margin. Read More

After Cancelling LGBTQ+ Mass, Pittsburgh Diocese Holds Inclusion Liturgy; And More News

November 25, 2023/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

This fall, the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly dominated news coverage as perhaps the most significant Catholic event since Vatican II. As a result, some Catholic LGBTQ+ news did not make it onto Bondings 2.0—yet. Yesterday and today's posts feature stories and commentaries not yet covered, with links provided if you would like to learn more. Read More

What’s Wrong With Pope Francis’ Same-Gender Blessings Support?

November 7, 2023/10 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings /by Lisa Fullam

“Pastoral prudence” ducks the real question. Read More

New Oral History Project Collects LGBTQ+ and Ally Catholics’ Stories

October 31, 2023/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, New Ways Ministry, Personal Stories /by Grace Doerfler

An oral history project gathering the stories of queer Catholics is underway at the Center for LGBTQ & Gender Studies in Religion at the Pacific School of Religion, California. Read More

Catechism’s Language of “Disordered” Could Change, Says Cardinal; More Synod News

October 27, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Tomorrow, the Synod on Synodality’s first General Assembly concludes. Bondings 2.0 has covered LGBTQ-related developments all month, but given how often gender and sexuality issues arose, we have not been able to post it all yet. This post is a rundown of those news and commentaries related to the Synod. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick Describes Her Meeting With Pope Francis

October 25, 2023/13 Comments/in Pope Francis /by Sr. Jeannine Gramick

You have probably read some stories about my recent meeting with Pope Francis, but I'd like to share some more facts and feelings. Read More

Pope Francis Receives Sr. Jeannine Gramick at Vatican

October 17, 2023/24 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In a moment once unimaginable, Sister Jeannine Gramick, SL, met with Pope Francis today at the Vatican. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick: “After Ten Years, This Pope Still Gives Me Hope”

March 11, 2023/13 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Pope Francis /by Sr. Jeannine Gramick

I quickly knew that the pope elected on March 13, 2013 would be different from any pope the Church had seen in centuries. Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick Writes About Providential Encounter with Benedict XVI

January 7, 2023/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

As Benedict XVI was laid to rest this week, Sr. Jeannine Gramick again recounted her chance encounter with the former pope, then serving as a top Curia official overseeing an investigation against her ministry. Read More

Sister Jeannine Gramick Expresses Hope for Queer Sacramental Marriages in Church

May 6, 2022/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Andru Zodrow

Sr. Jeannine Gramick has offered a future vision for the Catholic Church where queer couples will partake in sacramental marriage. Read More

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