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Book Review: Católicos LGBTQ: Una Guía Para Pastoral Inclusiva

This book . . . leaves me thirsting for more pastoral work to be done to respond to the concrete experiences of queer Latinx Catholics. Read More

Sister Jeannine: Will Pope Leo Follow Pope Francis on LGBTQ Issues?

"Our church, indeed our whole world, needs to be a place of discussion and dialogue where everyone can feel free to share their experiences and their truth." Read More

Priest Reflects on Prayer Service Which Brought Healing to DC’s LGBTQ+ Catholics

The event was "a historic turning of the page which opens the door to healing a spiritual wound." Read More

Sister Jeannine’s Thoughts on Queer Catholic Joy

"Queer Catholic joy is knowing that God wants my body and soul to be one, resting in God's embrace." Read More

Lessons About God’s Unconditional Love from Sr. Jeannine’s Dad

Her father was not happy about her LGBTQ+ ministry, but that didn't diminish his love for her.  Read More

Cardinal Gregory’s Apology to LGBTQ+ Catholics Is a ‘Watershed Moment’

Washington's Cardinal Gregory's apology has laid the groundwork for better connections between LGBTQ+ people and the Catholic Church. It will now be up to the incoming archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy to bring that groundwork to a flowering of welcome and affirmation.  Read More

R.I.P. Phil Donahue: Catholic Advocate for LGBTQ+ Equality

Donahue: "I later realized. . . .that the church was promoting homophobia more virulently than [any] other institution. Read More

Pope Provides Sr. Jeannine a Clarification of “Dignitas Infinita”

I wrote a note to Pope Francis to tell him about my sadness and my disappointment with the use of the concept, “gender ideology.” Read More

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

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