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Interim Report of Vatican Synod Study Group Holds Promise for a New LGBTQ+ Discourse

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The document is the interim report of the Synod's study group charged with exploring “theological criteria and synodal methodologies for shared discernment on controversial doctrinal, pastoral, and ethical concerns,” including the pastoral treatment of LGBTQ+ Catholics. Read More

Pope Asks for More Synodality. New Ways Ministry Responds With a New Workshop.

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New Ways Ministry invites parishes and other Catholic groups to host our new workshop to help build up synodality in an inclusive church! Read More

Catholic Religious Brother Sketches Images to Birth a Renewed Church

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“Drawing is my favorite way to be contemplatively present to the present moment.”  Read More

LGBTQ+ Catholics Were Silenced By the Synod. Now What?

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During the 2024 assembly of the synod, LGBTQ+ folks had to stay in “silence for the sake of unity.”  Read More

In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Which Role Do I Play as an LGBTQ+ Person?

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Of the three main characters in the story—the father, the elder son, the younger son—which do we each think best reflects my experience? Read More

The Synod Document Failed LGBTQ+ People. It Also Includes the Tools for Our Inclusion.

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The Synod on Synodality's Final Document, released in late October, failed LGBTQ+ people. Yet, a closer reading reveals it includes "the very tools we need to build a welcoming church that is a home for all," according to New Ways Ministry's Robert Shine. Read More

The Synod Final Document Could Help LGBTQ+ Catholics—IF It Takes Hold

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But I would like to caution against an entirely negative response to the work of the Synod on Synodality by highlighting the seeds for future growth and change in our church that, with the Holy Spirit’s guidance and our own continued work for justice, could lead to the wider acceptance of LGBTQ+ Catholics. Read More

LGBTQ+ Advocates, Church Reform Groups Offer Mixed Reviews on Synod Document

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With the Synod on Synodality, today's post is a round up of how Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates and other reform-minded faithful have responded. Read More

Excerpts from the Synod’s Final Document That Offer Hope for LGBTQ+ Inclusion

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The Final Document did not mention LGBTQ+ people by name, or otherwise include much about issues of gender and sexuality. However, there are several sections which can helpfully inform Catholic LGBTQ+ ministry, including emphases on caring for marginalized people, helping form and respecting consciences, promoting social justice, and creating a welcome church. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Synod Report Ignores LGBTQ+ Issues, Offers Grounds for Future Change

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For a second time, the Synod’s General Assembly failed to include LGBTQ+ issues in its Final Document, despite the Catholic faithful persistently naming it a top priority. Read More