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Pope Francis Writes to New Ways Ministry: “Thank You for Your Neighborly Work”

December 9, 2021/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Synod on Synodality /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

News broke yesterday that Pope Francis has been in correspondence with New Ways Ministry this year, thanking the group for its work and affirming its co-founder. Read More

New Photo Collage Honors Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 Years of LGBTQ Ministry

December 4, 2021/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

In 1971, Sister Jeannine Gramick, New Ways Ministry's co-founder, began ministry with LGBTQ people. She was prompted by a young gay man's question: "What is your church doing for people like me?" Read More

Giving Tuesday: Celebrate Sister Jeannine’s 50 Years of LGBTQ Ministry!

November 30, 2021/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

It’s Giving Tuesday, the annual day during the pre-Christmas shopping season set aside to encourage... Read More

Stonewall’s Jubilee: A Time for Joyous Prayer

June 28, 2019/2 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion when LGBT customers of the Stonewall Inn gay bar in New York City resisted arrest during a raid and began four days of very public demonstrations for equality in the streets of Greenwich Village. Take a few moments to be quiet and pray in thanksgiving for all who have gone before us and paved the way for where we are now. Read More

Go on a Journey with New Ways Ministry

November 14, 2018/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Scriptural Reflections /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

To assist the spiritual development of our LGBT and Ally supporters, New Ways Ministry has developed three types of journeys to embark on: a pilgrimage to Belgium and Germany in April 2019; an online Scripture reflection series for groups and individuals; and an online Advent reflection series. Read More

The Catholic Hierarchy’s Evolution on LGBT Topics

July 6, 2018/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

"Can the Catholic Church ‘Evolve’ on L.G.B.T. Rights?" That's the intriguing headline on a recent New York Times op-ed, penned by John Gehring, Catholic Program Director of Faith in Public Life. Read More

Transgender Ministry Pioneer Lets World Know Her Identity

June 24, 2018/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Sister Luisa Derouen, OP, has been ministering to transgender men and women since 1999, though she has not always been able to be public about the work she was doing. Read More