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Trans Day of Remembrance: A Day for LGBTQ+ Catholics to Mourn, Pray—and Act

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we pray for an end to anti-trans violence, and we take action to make our world safe for God’s transgender children. Read More

On Synodality and Awakening

Are we awake? Is the Church awake? Is the Church a foolish bridesmaid or a wise one? Read More

Be Cautious in Trusting Secular ‘Kings’

This issue has been a tangled mess for us in the queer segment of the population. Difficulties arise from both the “wall of separation” and from the “inherently intertwined” points of view. Read More

The Samaritan Woman, LGBTQ+ People, and the Synod

Was Radcliffe using coded language to describe LGBTQ+ experience? I don’t think so. I think that if he wanted to make a point about LGBTQ+ people, he would have done so much more plainly. Read More

“Are Not Your Ways Unfair?”

Though not phrased in these words, the question in Ezekiel has been an undercurrent in the sharings from people ostracized by the institutional church: "Are not your ways unfair?" Read More

“You Have Made Them Equal to Us”

God’s ways, however, are different from our human ways. Much to our shock and horror, God insists on everyone being treated truly as equals. Read More

A “Key to the Kingdom” for Queer Liberation

Too many LGBTQ individuals have felt so bound by the judgements of the Church that they do not dare approach God. Read More

A House of Prayer for ALL Peoples

It is not hard to make the leap from the Canaanite Foreigner to those of us who identify as LGBTQIA+. Read More

A Queer Lens on the Bible Can Build Empathy and Understanding

Julia Erdlen, a queer campus minister and hospital chaplain, had trouble finding her queer identity in scripture. Her search to do so has led her to some interesting texts. Read More

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

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