TDOR Archives - New Ways Ministry

On Transgender Day of Remembrance: Why Our Church Needs to Do More

November 20, 2025/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Pope Francis /by Guest Contributor

As we honor the lives we remember today, I believe we are all called to examine whether our Church's witness, in practice, clears pathways for Christ's love to spread or puts up obstacles. Read More

A Prayer for Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 13, 2024/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

New Ways Ministry offers the following prayer for individual or communal use for the International Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2024. Read More

Catholics Join in Praying for the Departed on Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2020/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a time set aside to mourn the deaths and honor the lives of trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people who died of violence. Read More

Catholic Bishops’ Transgender Tweet Causes Controversy

November 30, 2018/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

LGBT issues have become such a flashpoint in our church that even a call for prayers can invoke controversy. Read More

For Transgender Day of Remembrance, Reflecting on Victims as “Dangerous Memories” Proclaiming God’s Reign

November 20, 2018/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today, marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember these victims and the hundreds of other trans people who suffer lethal violence worldwide. But memorializing is not enough. We must let their "dangerous memories" speak loudly, and by doing so be orient us towards a world where trans equality is our reality. Read More