Thomas Aquinas Archives - New Ways Ministry

History Shows Church Leaders’ Rigid Sex Binary Is “Theological Choice,” Argues Scholar

July 24, 2024/0 Comments/in Dignitas Infinita, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, LGBTQ Clergy & Religious, Theology & Church Teaching /by Phoebe Carstens

Gender fluidity was once recognized within the Catholic Church, and today's rigid adherence to a sex binary by some church leaders is a “theological choice,” not an absolute truth, argues one scholar. Read More

You Feel It in Your Bowels

March 17, 2024/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Personal Stories, Scriptural Reflections, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Grace and nature, redemption and obedience: these are knit together in the sinews of your trans body. Read More

A Manual for Bridging the Divide: Karen Keen’s LGBTQ Lessons for Conservatives and Progressives

August 7, 2019/2 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Cristina Traina

Imagine that you were able to meet with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops... Read More

“Intrinsically Disordered”: How We Got There, Why It Matters, and What We Should Do About It

May 9, 2018/8 Comments/in Theology & Church Teaching /by Cristina Traina

The Roman Catholic Church uses the terminology "intrinsic, objective disorder" to describe lesbian and gay sexuality, but more and more Catholics are speaking out about the harm that such language causes. How did we get strapped with such terminology and what can we do about it? Read More